All You Need To Know About Patna Floods | Full Coverage
ABP News Bureau | 02 Oct 2019 12:33 PM (IST)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday visited the flood relief camps set up at Krishna Memorial hall here and said that all relief efforts are being made for the affected people in the city.
"We are extending every possible relief effort to the people affected by the floods in the city. We are doing everything we can. No one is sitting idle. This is a natural calamity which was magnified by climate change," Kumar told media persons outside the camp.
He said that pumps are also being brought to drain the water from the city.
Narrating the situation in Bihar, the Chief Minister said: "Over 12 districts were affected by a flash flood in July this year. After that, several parts of the state were hit by drought. Now, several districts are affected by swelling of Ganga river and amid that heavy rains caused floods in Patna."
He said that the state government has been dealing with everything to its best capability.
"We are extending every possible relief effort to the people affected by the floods in the city. We are doing everything we can. No one is sitting idle. This is a natural calamity which was magnified by climate change," Kumar told media persons outside the camp.
He said that pumps are also being brought to drain the water from the city.
Narrating the situation in Bihar, the Chief Minister said: "Over 12 districts were affected by a flash flood in July this year. After that, several parts of the state were hit by drought. Now, several districts are affected by swelling of Ganga river and amid that heavy rains caused floods in Patna."
He said that the state government has been dealing with everything to its best capability.