Assam government has set up a State Help line to facilitate those who have returned home from other states. Official sources said that people can avail online registration at online.assam.gov.in or send SMS to 78960-60012 numbers. State government has also provided a help line number in Guwahati. The number is 0361-2724555.Around 35 thousand people have returned home from other states recently in the wake of SMS threat. North-East Frontier railway will run a special train between Guwahati-Bangalore on 1st September at 1.30 pm. It may be recalled that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka in his recent visit to Guwahati and Imphal appealed all who have returned home from Bangalaore to come back. Most of them expressed willingness to return to their places of works or studies.

Security has been tightened in parts of Lower Assam after one person killed and around 30 injured in violence during the 12 hour bandh called by All Assam Minority Student Union. Indefinite curfew continued at Tezpur in Sontipur district, Barpeta and Howly in Barpeta district and also at Ambagan under Nagaon district. State Law and Order IGP said, situation is tense but under control. No untoward incident has been reported during last 12 hours. Police also arrested 36 miscreants for indulging in violence activities on Tuesday. Army staged flag march at Barpeta Road. No untoward incident has been reported in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts also. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged political parties and other organisations to refrain from calling bandhs. Mr Gogoi reiterated that all the culprits involved in recent violence will be punished. The Chief Minister also said that instruction has been given to seize all illegal arms. As many as seven Cabinet ministers and two Parliamentary Secretaries were camping in and touring Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaingaon, Dhubri and Barpeta to closely monitor law and order situation. An all party delegation is also visiting violence hit areas as part of confidence building measure.