Construction work on halt following floods in Bihar

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 19 teams in 14 districts of Bihar and has evacuated more than 4,000 people including women, patients, children and elderly and shifted to the safer places by NDRF in Patna. To discuss the prevailing floods in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday rang up Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and assured him of all possible help as many people died due to rain-related incidents in Bihar. During his conversation, Modi assured Kumar of all possible help by the Central government to tackle the flood situation. "Spoke to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ji regarding the flood situation in parts of the state. Agencies are working with the local administration to assist the affected. Centre stands ready to provide all possible further assistance that may be required," Modi tweeted.