Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma said the state government was closely monitoring the glacial lake outburst in Bhutan (Screengrab/X/ Hemanta Biswa Sarma)

Even as several districts in Assam and West Bengal remain on high alert due to the glacial lake outburst, which was reported in Bhutan on Friday, district administration officials in Assam said that chances of flooding along the Sankosh River appeared to be reducing.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Pankaj Chakravarty, district commissioner of Kokrajhar, said, “I just visited the area along the banks of the Sankosh River. The water seems to be receding at this point. Currently, we do not anticipate inundation or flood in the vulnerable areas.”

Chakravarty added that both the national and state disaster response forces were on standby and will respond in the event of flooding.

“Both NDRF and SDRF officials are in position. If necessary, they will provide the required assistance and help.…