Bihar Under Attack Of Severe Floods As Nearly 40 Lakh People Over 12 Districts Affected By Deluge

Bihar has been facing the wrath of the severe floods, which has affected nearly 40 lakh people across the state. The severity of the floods have led to over 25,000 people taking refuge in shelter homes after their houses got completely washed away in the floods.

Floods in India (Representational Photo: PTI)

Amidst the covid-19 pandemic which has hit the nation hard claiming nearly 35,000 lives and infecting over 15 lakh people, the ravishing floods in the Indo-gangetic plains of Bihar and Northeastern state of Assam have aggravated the problems of the people in the state. Bihar has been facing the wrath of the severe floods, which has affected nearly 40 lakh people ( 38,47,531) across the state. The severity of the floods have led to over 25,000 people taking refuge in shelter homes after their houses got completely washed away in the floods. According to the Bihar government, 26 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in affected areas to undertake rescue and relief operations for those in distress. The NDRF and the SDRF teams, equipped with 1,500 boats have being pressed into action for rescue missions. Apart from the Disaster management teams, the Indian Air Force has also swung into action for air-dropping relief material. Muzaffarpur district of the Eastern India state has been the worst affected by the floods, leaving 8,77,138 people in a state of misery and . Meanwhile, Supaul has witnessed 81,198 people being affected so far. Other districts in the state affected by the floods are East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Khagaria and Samastipur. The state government charged Nepal with "non-cooperation" in carrying out flood protection work, but claimed that the maintenance work was being carried out by the water resources department. The minister, a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also shared video footage of the maintenance work being carried out on the embankments the water resources department's personnel at the Nepal border. Watch Visuals: Darbhanga worst affected district in Bihar Floods  Water Resources Department Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha tweeted, "Undertaking flood protection work this year was a major challenge because of COVID-19 and non-cooperation from Nepal. Still, we have managed to complete the work at several places."

माननीय मुख्यमंत्री द्वारा बाढ़ राहत शिविर में रह रहे लोगों से वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के माध्यम से संवाद किया गया |

⁦@NitishKumar⁩ pic.twitter.com/5H5BmxtEWw — CMO Bihar (@officecmbihar) July 29, 2020

With the houses of lakhs of people living in these district getting submerged in the water, they have started moving to elevated places from the low lying areas. Meanwhile, the misery of people in Bihar is explainable after the waters of Gandaki and Bagmati rivers entered the parts of Muzaffarpur district following incessant rainfall in the region.