The flood situation in Assam remained extremely critical with many new localities coming under the impact of the deluge  in several districts of the state and overnight incessant rain inundating more areas in Guwahati, officials said.

Authorities are facing a dual challenge, sending food items to those who have moved to relief camps and evaluating and rescuing those stranded.

Troopers of the Indian Army have rescued over 3000 flood affected people in Assam thus far as part of its flood relief operations. 

The army has deployed as many as eleven composite columns at various locations of Assam for flood relief operations.