The Assam government is facing a Himalayan challenge as it has to prepare for tackling the flood which generally occurs during the coming Monsoon season and the outbreak of the Japanese encephalitis, besides controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. In an interactive session with editors and senior journalists of the state called by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Sarma said the central and state governments apprehend that the number of coronavirus cases in the country will touch its peak on August 15, if the May 15 figure does not remain static or decrease.
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