Assam Floods and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh: Rebuilding lives of farmers and families

The flood fury that devastated lakhs of people in the four upper Assam districts of Sibsagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat continues as people try their best to cope with the after-flood menace. Fortunately, organisations like Bhartiya Kisan Sangh and many others are helping flood-affected victims to rebuild their lives.

When floodwaters rose this year on July 19th in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, and Jorhat districts, they swept away the dreams of thousands of farming families in the form of paddy fields, homes, and livelihoods. For many, the crop they had nurtured for months was gone in just one wave of water flowing down from the hills of Nagaland. According to Government data, over 75,000 cattle and other livestock were swept away by the flood, destroying the future of thousands of farmers’ families.

Touching Lives: Vision & Planning

In the middle of this crisis, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) stepped in, not just with relief material, but with a long-term plan to help farmers stand on their feet again.

What began as an emergency response has grown into one of the region’s more comprehensive post-flood rehabilitation efforts, with the organisation aiming to help nearly 5,000 flood-affected families rebuild their lives and become self-reliant once more.

The floods hit Sivasagar and Charaideo districts hard, submerging homes and destroying standing crops. As soon as the situation demanded it, BKS volunteers moved in to provide immediate relief. Around 300 flood-affected people received essential relief materials in Sivasagar district, with 50 volunteers on the ground to ensure help reached those who needed it most.

But the organisation did not stop at handing out relief packets. It also worked to mobilise a small army of volunteers more than 200 of them- drawn from Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Nalbari and Kamrup districts, who fanned out across the affected areas to help with everything from distributing relief material to rebuilding homes. For a farming community, the real damage from a flood is not just the water that comes in, but the crop that is lost. This is where the BKS focused much of its energy. Paddy seedlings were arranged and distributed to farmers whose crops had been destroyed by the floods, allowing them to start cultivation again once the water receded. In Sivasagar district alone, the effort is expected to help replant approximately 1,500 bighas of farmland, benefiting more than 600 farmers who had lost their standing paddy.

The support did not stop at Sivasagar. In Teok, in neighbouring Jorhat district, BKS reached out to 100 more farmers, providing seedlings to help restore paddy cultivation on around 170 bighas of land.
Succour to Women Farmers

For women farmers in Sivasagar, there was an additional lifeline. One quintal of mushroom spawn was distributed among 50 flood-affected women farmers, giving them a quicker route back to earning an income, since mushroom cultivation does not need the months of waiting that paddy does.

Small tea growers in the flood-hit Geleki area of Sivasagar were not left out either. Fifty of them received bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides to help nurse their tea gardens back to health and manage them sustainably going forward. Not only the farmers, but Kishan Sangh is also helping children from farming families pursue their education.

The deadliest flood Assam has seen in the past several decades has not only damaged crops and homes, but also swept away books, copies, and everything else from thousands of students. To help students, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh provided over 5,000 students with school bags, books, copies, pens, and pencils. Another organisation, the Srimanta Sankardev Sangskritik Society, alongside BKS, distributed school bags, geometry boxes, pens and notebooks to 3,000 flood-affected students in Sivasagar district. “This is such a relief for those students who have lost everything, right from their own house to books and copies. We are trying to help them in various ways in the coming days”, said Krishna Kanta Bora, State Organising Secretary, BKS Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

The aim is to help 5,000 farmers rebuild their livelihoods after the devastating flood. BKS is working with foolproof strategies to help these farmers

The aftermath of the flood has been very difficult for affected people. BKS’s Jorhat district unit responded by organising health camps and traditional herbal medicine services in the affected villages. Supported by around 100 volunteers, these camps provided health check-ups and treatment to nearly 500 flood-affected people, along with awareness programmes on using locally available medicinal plants and home remedies. Meanwhile, in Sivasagar, a 50-member volunteer team from Morigaon district worked continuously for four days, helping clean up flood-hit villages, rebuild damaged houses, and restore some semblance of normal life to affected communities.

VHP Provides Food Supplies and Medicines to Flood Victims in Assam

Volunteers of Vishva Hindu Parishad distributed relief materials to flood-affected people in the North Assam region on August 5, 2026. North Assam region faced the devastating impact of floods. During this difficult time, Vishva Hindu Parishad’s Volunteers from North Assam actively engaged in relief and service activities. Volunteers provided essential items to flood-affected people, including food supplies, clothing, daily-use items, medicines, first-aid materials, and safe drinking water. Volunteers of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) engaged in these service activities round the clock to ensure that assistance reaches as many people as possible.

Even livestock owners, who often get overlooked in flood relief efforts, found support. BKS arranged and distributed two truckloads of animal feed to reduce losses for those whose cattle and livestock were affected by the floods.

Beyond its ground-level work, BKS also supported the state government’s larger relief machinery. Three Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) associated with the Sangh contributed Rs 3 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, reflecting the farming community’s effort to stand by others in distress.

Rebuilding Families

The aim is to help 5,000 farmers rebuild their livelihoods after the devastating flood. Bharatiya Kishan Sangh is working with foolproof strategies to help these farmers start from scratch. Of course, it won’t happen overnight. It requires sustained support for agriculture, livestock and rural livelihoods long after the floodwaters are a memory and the immediate crisis has faded from headlines. But if the scale of work already done is any indication, the foundation  for that longer journey has already been laid.

For women farmers in Sivasagar, there was an additional lifeline. One quintal of mushroom spawn was distributed among 50 flood-affected women farmers, giving them a quicker route back to earning an income

“We are there on the ground; we have assessed the situation and are ready with a clear roadmap. With the help of experts and our selfless volunteers, we are pretty sure that soon we will be able to bring the smile back to the farmers of the flood-affected areas, ” said Krisha Kanta Bora of BKS.