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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on September 29 2014 announced that a GoM (Group of Ministers) would be constituted soon to study the causes of havoc wreaked by the current wave of flood in Goalpara and Kamrup districts and to suggest suitable and effective measures for mitigating flood risk. Mr Gogoi, stated that the GoM would make a thorough study of the flood situation in this belt after consultations with experts from disaster management, water resources, hydrology and other fields and submit its final report to him for necessary steps. The Chief Minister decided to constitute the GoM following his visit to Goalpara district to assess the prevailing situation and to take stock of the damage. The GoM would also formulate suitable strategies to put in place measures that will reduce medium and long-term disaster risk and a programme of emergency reconstruction to restore access to essential services in the short term, complemented by longer-term measures to improve flood modelling capabilities, added the Chief Minister in his statement.