10 Districts of Bihar Hit By Floods, More Than Six Lakh Population Affected

Patna : About 6 lakh 36 thousand population of 10 districts of Bihar are affected by floods and 18,612 people have been evacuated to safer places. According to information received from the Disaster Management Department, about six lakh 36 thousand population of 282 panchayats of 55 blocks of 10 districts of the state Sitamarhi, Shivhar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, East Champaran, West Champaran and Khagaria district were affected by the floods. is. 18,612 evacuees have taken shelter in ten relief camps.

According to the information received from the Department of Water Resources, the Bagmati river is located in Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga, Budhi Gandak in Muzaffarpur and Samastipur, Kamla Balan in Madhubani, Lalbakia in East Champaran, Adhwara Sitamarhi, Khiroi in Darbhanga and Mahananda in Kishanganj and Purnia districts are flowing above the mark. Water Resources Minister Sanjay Jha said that despite heavy rains in the month of July, all embankments are safe and due to the use of technology and additional vigilance of the department, the hazards on the embankment could be avoided in time.

21 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in various sensitive districts of the state in view of the flood threat in Bihar. Commandant of 9th Battalion of NDRF, Vijay Sinha said that 21 teams of NDRF have been deployed in 12 districts of the state on the demand of Bihar State Disaster Management Department.

Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav visited the flood affected areas of Darbhanga and Madhubani districts on Wednesday. Tejashwi told reporters that it is the responsibility of the government to provide housing and food to the flood victims and should have helped them financially in view of their loss due to floods. ”

On the other hand, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi attacked Tejashwi, accusing him, in tenure of his parents, Rs 90 crore flood relief scam happened by photographing some flood victims by providing them one-time meals. Sushil tweeted and accused Tejashwi of attacking him, he should read the CAG report, which revealed how the Rs 90 crore amount of flood assistance that Bihar received from the central government was fraudulent.