Dibrugarh, July 17 -- The International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) has demanded that the Central government declare the floods and disaster in Arunachal Pradesh a national disaster and sanction a special package of Rs 5,000 crore for the flood-ravaged state.

Speaking to media persons, Advocate Kenbom Bagra, Zonal Director (NER) of the International Human Rights Organization, said, "We demand that the Centre immediately declare the floods and disaster in Arunachal Pradesh a national disaster and sanction a special package of Rs 5,000 crore for the flood-ravaged state."

Bagra said the situation on the ground is alarming, as people are being deprived of their basic human rights, including food, shelter, clean drinking water, and heal...