Sonia likely to visit flood-hit areas of Assam

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to visit Assam to take stock of the devastation caused by floods in the state.

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhubaneswar Kalita briefed Gandhi about the flood situation in the state Friday. She expressed her willingness to visit the state soon, informed sources in APCC here said.

“No date has, however, been fixed for the visit so far,” an APCC source said, adding that the Congress president was likely to pay an aerial visit to all the flood-affected areas in Assam.

Gandhi was in Guwahati May 26 to attend the official function of first anniversary of the third consecutive term of the Congress government in Assam.