The funding marks the bank’s second major investment in the region, following the under-construction Guwahati-North Guwahati six-lane bridge.

The current deluge has claimed 98 lives, while the overall death toll, including floods, landslides, storms, and lightning, stands at 113. Affected individuals are spread across 345 villages in 21 revenue circles.

Senior Arunachal BJP MLA Ninong Ering has sounded the alarm over China's construction of a colossal 60,000-megawatt dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Medog, near the international border with Arunachal Pradesh.

Major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, remained above danger levels at various points, highlighting ongoing challenges despite the overall decline in water levels.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, sprawling over 1,090 square kilometers, reported a record water level of 87.47 meters at Nimatighat in Jorhat district on June 1, surpassing the previous high of 87.27 meters in 2017.

This recurrent crisis is unique to Assam in its extent and duration, making it one of the most acutely affected regions in India.

An official bulletin on Thursday reported widespread inundation and issued an alert in Kamrup (Metro) district with the Brahmaputra, Digaru, and Kollong rivers surpassing the red mark.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) confirmed three more deaths in the last 24 hours, including two from Tinsukia and one from Dhemaji district.

The Brahmaputra and 12 other major rivers are flowing above the danger mark at various locations.

Karimganj is the hardest hit, with 95,315 people affected. Nagaon follows with 4,982 individuals impacted, Dhemaji with 3,621, and Barpeta with 1,109 residents suffering from the floods.