Helpline numbers activated for people seeking help in violence-hit Assam

The Government on Monday publicized helpline contacts of central and state security and relief forces present in Assam for people to seek help in the wake of protests against the amended Citizenship Act. Central forces include the NDRF, BSF, CRPF, and SSB based in the state capital Guwahati while state forces are the disaster response force and civil defense.

The contact numbers for the state-level emergency operation center located at Dispur are 1079 and 9401044617. Similar phone numbers for the district emergency operation center at Kamrup are: 1077 and

(0361) 2733052. Assam had been on the boil for the past few days as

thousands of people have come out on the streets to protest against the amended Citizenship Act. Agitators have engaged in pitched battles with police across various cities, forcing the administration to impose a curfew.