Bihar: The number of deaths due to continues Heavy rains and floods in Bihar was getting depressed, claiming over 150 lives and affecting 1 Crore people in 1,532 panchayats under 139 blocks in 16 districts, NDRF, SDRF and other rescue teams sent away Over 4,08,903 people to safer places by the army in the last four days.
The state government has organized some relief camps where people were living in the flood-hit districts, More than 60 lakh people have been affected alone in Kishanganj, Araria, Purnea, Katihar, East and West Champaran districts in the last three days, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar analyzed the flood situation and gave necessary instruction to officials; He gave orders for supplying of food packets through airdropping in Kursakanta, Palasi, Sikti and Jokihaat in Araria and the Sugauli area in East Champaran, The Special Secretary in the Disaster Management Department said 1,765 society kitchens are preparing food to 3.44 lakh people in most affected flood-hit areas of the state.
The Bus services between the southern and northern parts of the state also remain unbiased for the last five days due to inundation of national highway 34 and 31 and state highways at different places in north Bengal Railway lines to major destinations in north Bengal and Assam from Howrah and Sealdah stations has been not resolved yet on the sixth consecutive day, A total of 2,210 villages were under water and 1.23 lakh hectares of crop were inundated and damaged.
