India, Aug. 11 -- Every monsoon, India watches Assam disappear beneath water. Images of submerged villages, rescue boats navigating inundated roads, families taking refuge on embankments and wildlife fleeing flooded forests briefly dominate national headlines before attention inevitably shifts elsewhere. Relief is announced, compensation follows, and reconstruction begins, only for the same tragedy to return the following year. The devastating floods of 2026 should force India to confront an uncomfortable truth: Assam's floods are no longer seasonal disasters but a recurring national emergency that deserves recognition as a national calamity.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the 2026 floods have claimed...