Patna/Muzaffarpur: The flood state of affairs remained grim in Bihar on Friday although the water degree has come down in a number of rivers, whereas a bit of the affected individuals put up a street blockade in Muzaffarpur district alleging insufficient aid measures, officers stated.
Greater than 45 lakh individuals in 30 out of the overall 38 districts of the state have been affected by the calamity in two phases since final month, in accordance with the Catastrophe Administration Division (DMD).
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar initiated the method of transferring monetary help of Rs 7,000 to the checking account of every flood-hit household. He additionally inspected areas affected by the deluge in Darbhanga and surrounding areas.
In a bulletin, the water assets division (WRD) stated, “The water degree of a lot of the rivers together with Bagmati, Burhi Gandak, Gandak, Ganga and Kamla Balan, has come down however continues to be flowing above the hazard mark at varied locations.” The WRD is on alert and flood safety works are being carried out as required at weak websites, it stated.
Nonetheless, a bit of the flood-affected individuals in Aurai space in Muzaffarpur district weren’t glad with the measures taken.
They pelted safety personnel with stones, blocked the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi nationwide freeway for hours and burnt tyres on the street.
“Police reached the spot and cleared the freeway blocked by the villagers. Police used delicate pressure in dispersing the protestors,” Muzaffarpur Rural SP Vidya Saga advised reporters.
The SP denied experiences in a bit of the media that police fired within the air to disperse the protestors.
“When the police reached the venue to clear the nationwide highway-77, protestors began throwing stones at them. Nonetheless, nobody suffered accidents,” stated an area police official on the situation of anonymity.
In the meantime, the DMD assertion stated the state has been hit by flash floods twice since final month affecting greater than 45 lakh individuals.
Within the first part which befell within the third week of September, 28.34 lakh individuals have been affected by the flood attributable to the rise within the water degree in Ganga.
“Within the second part, a complete of 16.68 lakh individuals have been affected by the flood attributable to the heavy discharge of water within the Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, Mahananda, Kamla Balan and several other different rivers in Nepal,” the assertion stated.
The Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO) stated the state authorities has up to now transferred a complete of Rs 307 crore to the accounts of households hit by the primary part of the flood.
“Equally, monetary help can be transferred to different flood-affected households earlier than October 9, 2024,” it stated.
The CM visited a aid camp at Biraul in Darbhanga and took inventory of the flood state of affairs within the area.
Kumar directed the district Justice of the Peace of flood-hit areas to make sure that all flood victims get speedy aid, stated the assertion.
“The CM distributed cheques amongst individuals in Biraul and likewise inspected the flood aid meals packaging centre in Darbhanga district. He additionally inspected Kiratpur within the Kusheshwar Asthan block and likewise visited neighborhood kitchens the place persons are being supplied with cooked meals,” it stated.
The chief minister additionally praised the standard of cooked meals being supplied to the individuals.
Kumar directed officers to offer the absolute best medical services to the affected individuals. He additionally handed over a cheque of Rs 10,000 to a girl who gave start to a child in a aid camp, the assertion stated.
WRD minister Ashok Choudhary and senior officers accompanied the CM.
Later, Choudhary visited flood-affected areas in Sughrain and Ujwa Simri Tokwa panchayats.
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