Nazira: Even as unprecedented floods disrupted its own operations and affected employees, ONGC Assam Asset has launched a large-scale relief drive for flood-affected communities across Sivasagar and Charaideo districts.
The floods inundated ONGC’s offices and residential colonies in Sivasagar, Nazira and Lakwa, submerging several staff quarters and disrupting normal operations. Residential areas within the company’s campuses were flooded, forcing the evacuation of many employees and their families.
Despite grappling with the impact on its own infrastructure and workforce, the public sector energy major has initiated a humanitarian relief programme under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative to support communities affected by the disaster.
The relief operation includes the distribution of kits containing essential food items, safe drinking water and other daily necessities. According to the company, each kit is designed to meet the basic requirements of an affected family, and the programme is expected to benefit thousands of households across the two districts.
An ONGC employee, who requested anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media, said that more than 5,000 families in the Lakwa, Lakhmani and Rudrasagar areas have already received relief materials.
The employee said the relief drive would continue in phases, with additional flood-affected villages in Sivasagar and Charaideo where ONGC Assam Asset operates expected to be covered in the coming days.
According to the employee, many members of the ONGC workforce were themselves affected by the floods after water entered residential colonies and disrupted daily life.
“Despite facing their own challenges, employees have come forward to support people in the surrounding communities,” the employee said.
Large parts of Sivasagar and Charaideo were among the worst affected during this year’s floods, which inundated thousands of homes, damaged agricultural land and displaced residents. Relief and rehabilitation efforts by government agencies, public sector undertakings and voluntary organisations continue as flood-hit communities begin the long process of recovery.
