Assam children dry books on road after flood, government promises free replacement

2 min readNew DelhiJul 26, 2026 12:29 PM IST Assam flood creates havoc, prompting children to dry their books on roads (Photo: @thetruth.india)The Assam government announced it will provide free replacement textbooks to students affected by the recent flood after a video of children drying their damp books went viral. The video shows children spreading their notebooks, textbooks, and other study materials on dry stretches of road under the sun after floodwater receded. Covered in mud and soaked in floodwater, the books had been salvaged from their homes in the hope that they could still be used.Watch here: The video quickly gained momentum across all social media platforms, drawing a wave of reactions. “The student knows importance of education ever,” a user wrote. “Every year the same tra