Bihar floods affect more than a million, PM Modi promises all assistance for relief

As Bihar grapples with floods which have impacted greater than one million residents and led to a minimum of seven deaths to date other than slicing off a number of inundated areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stated that the nation’s catastrophe administration businesses have been pressed into rescue and reduction operations in flood affected areas within the nation. He added that the nation stood with the victims of the catastrophe unleashed by the deluge.

“During this rainy season, there is a large part of the country that is grappling with floods. Many areas of states like Bihar and Assam are having to deal with a series of difficulties due to floods. On the one hand, we have corona and on the other, we have this challenge. In such a scenario, all Governments, NDRF teams, disaster response teams, Self-help groups are working in tandem to provide relief and rescue in all possible ways. The whole country stands by those affected by this disaster,” he stated through the 67th version of his month-to-month radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ .

15,000 flood affected individuals have been put up in shelter houses after flood waters inundated their houses and villages and the state authorities has ordered for preparations to deal with extra individuals in shelter houses as rescue and reduction operations proceed.

According to the state catastrophe administration division, 22 groups of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed within the state.

The newest flood bulletin launched by the federal government stated an extra 10,61,152 individuals have been affected on account of floods within the state other than the 15,956 individuals staying in shelter houses.

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Talking in regards to the flood scenario, the Prime Minister cautioned individuals in opposition to infectious illnesses and burdened on the necessity for cleanliness.

“Last time too, I had said that the risk of diseases arising out of filth increases during this period. Consequently, it leads to overcrowding in hospitals. I urge you to pay special attention to cleanliness around you and keep taking immunity enhancers such as Ayurvedic kadha,” he stated.

PM Modi added that it was crucial for individuals to guard themselves from different illnesses through the occasions of corona pandemic. “We will have to take complete care so that we do not have to frequent hospitals,” he stated.

In Darbhanga district, police officers had been pressured to work from their automobiles after abandoning Laheria Sarai Sahayak police station, which was flooded in torrential rains.

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has directed the officers to distribute free masks to rescued individuals and provision for his or her care as per Coved 19 prevention pointers. He has additionally introduced distribution of Rs 6,000 to every flood affected individual as gratuitous reduction.

In East Champaran, an NDRF group managed to save lots of lives by rescuing 40 individuals trapped in a country-made boat on the swollen Gandak river throughout an evacuation operation in Bhawanipur village.

Several rivers reminiscent of Baghmati, Burhi Gandak, Kamlabalan, Lalbakeya, Adhwara, Khiroi, Mahananda and Ghaghra are flowing above the hazard stage within the state.

Ganga is flowing beneath the hazard mark in any respect places together with two at Gandhi ghat and Digha ghat in Patna.