India, Aug. 3 -- The Assam government on Monday transferred Rs.15,000 each as immediate interim relief to flood-affected families in four districts namely Sibsagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat.

"The affected people have been receiving relief materials from different sources, but in order to move back to their homes, buy essentials and take measures to clear the sludge in their houses, they need cash. That's why we have released a sum of Rs.15,000 each to the affected families", chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Sarma informed that a total of 62,696 families in the worst affected districts of Sibsagar (35,289), Charaideo (19,883), Golaghat (2,593) and Jorhat (4,922) were provided the amounts through bank transfer on Monday.

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