Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in Assam on Saturday to review the flood situation, went on an aerial survey of the affected areas. Rajnath was accompanied by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonwal

Guwahati: Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in Assam on Saturday to review the flood situation, went on an aerial survey of the affected areas. Rajnath was accompanied by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonwal.

"Home Minister accompanied by CM Assam Sarbananda Sonwal and Jitendra Singh (DONER minister) conducting aerial survey of flood hit areas (in Assam)," the Home Minister's office (HMO) tweeted.

Singh will also visit the Bhagatgaon camp set up for the flood-affected residents in Morigaon district and meet the state government officials before returning to Delhi in the evening.

"He will survey Nagaon, Morigaon and Kaziranga. The home minister will also meet people affected by the Assam floods at Bhatgaon camp in Morigaon district," the office said in another tweet.

Rajnath had left for Assam on Saturday morning to take take stock of the situation following heavy rain and floods that have left at least 20 persons dead and over 17 lakh affected across the state's 21 districts.

Earlier in the morning, union minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju said he would be accompanying Singh during his visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. "Leaving with Rajnathji for Arunachal-Assam flood survey," Rijiju tweeted.