Centre releases 209 crore rupees to flood-hit AP, KarnatakaOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Centre has released Rs 209.1 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund to flood-hit Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to tackle the situation. Andhra Pradesh will receive Rs 156.84 crore while Karnataka will get Rs 52.26 crore, an official release said.
Flood situation grim in Madhya PradeshSeptember 12th, 2009 HOSHANGABAD - Floods situation continued to remain grim in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Incessant rains, which have lashed Madhya Pradesh for last few days, have led to water overflowing many dams, submerging low lying areas.
Over 300,000 affected by floods in BiharSeptember 11th, 2009 PATNA - More than 300,000 people have been affected by flash floods caused due to heavy rains in drought-hit districts of Bihar, an official said Friday. Thousands of people in over 100 villages in Gaya, Nalanda, Jehanabad and Nawada districts were rendered homeless and are struggling to survive on roads and other high places.
Several Bihar villages face flood-like situationSeptember 10th, 2009 PATNA - Several villages in Bihar are facing a flood-like situation as rising river waters continue to enter through damaged embankments. Villages coming under the Dhanrua subdivision of Patna are particularly affected, with water levels of the Dharda and Karrua rising sharply.
Bihar CM seeks flood relief from Manmohan SinghSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and sought rehabilitation package for the victims of last year's devastating floods. Kumar said that Prime Minister Singh has assured he would visit the state soon.
Flood cripples normal life in eleven Bihar districtsAugust 30th, 2009 PATNA - Over 15 lakh people continue to reel under the deluge in Bihar's 11 districts, as all rivers in the state are continue to be spate. According to the Central Water Commission sources, there seems to be no let up in the overall flood situation in Bihar as the rivers Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Kamala balan and Adhwara and their tributaries are flowing above the danger level at many places in the state.
Bad drought situation in Bihar: Official teamAugust 22nd, 2009 PATNA - An 11-member central team visiting the drought-hit parts of Bihar for the past three days has found the situation in the affected areas to be grim, the team's leader said Saturday. R.K. Tiwari, joint secretary in the agriculture ministry who led the team, said the situation was bad due to the poor monsoon.
Flood situation worsens in BiharAugust 4th, 2009 TILAKRAJPUR - Flood situation worsened in Bihar as some more villages were submerged, leaving thousands of people in need of immediate help. The swollen Bagmati River breached its embankment in Sitamarhi district, in a stretch of 40-50 metres at Tilakrajpur area, on Saturday, inundating vast tracts across a number of villages.
Flood situation grim in parts of Bihar and UPAugust 3rd, 2009 Sitamarhi (Bihar)/SIDDHARTHNAGAR - Rivers and water channels breached embankments in Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh leaving thousands of people in need of immediate help. Over 200 villages are reeling under the flood situation while 42 have been deserted.
Women in Bihar till cracked fields to please rain GodJuly 20th, 2009 Elderly women in Bihar yoked themselves to plough in place of oxen and tilled the cracked fields to please the rain God as drought situation appeared turning grim across the state. Officials and witnesses said two women aged 65 and 70 respectively ploughed fields at Hamid village under Sadar block in Bihar’s Siwan district today for about half an hour as other women sang religious songs to appease the rain God.
Floods continue to wreak havoc in AssamJuly 13th, 2009 SIVASAGAR - Flood situation remained grim in Assam's Sivasagar district, forcing 20,000 people to seek shelter in relief camps. More than 20,000 people in Sonari and Nazira areas were forced into relief camps as overflowing Dikhow and Desang rivers inundated more than 100 villages.
Flood situation remains grim in AssamJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The overall flood situation in Assam remains grim even on the fourth day. A red alert has been sounded in the areas of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, and Jorhat districts where the Brahmaputra River is flowing above the danger level.
Over 300,00 stranded as Assam flood situation turns grimJuly 4th, 2009 GUWAHATI/MAJULI - Incessant rains in Assam's catchment areas have left over 300,000 people stranded. Reports said that most of the state's rivers are in spate and flowing above the danger level.
More European aid for flood recovery in BiharMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The European Commission (EC) has committed a further 2 million euro (Rs.134 million) to assist with rehabilitation activities for flood victims in Bihar, in its third financial contribution for the cause, EUAsiaNews reports. The EC humanitarian aid for Bihar now totals 6.5 million euro (Rs.434 million) since the Kosi River embankment collapsed in neighbouring Nepal last August causing heavy flooding in the area.
Bihar flood scam accused Goswami's condition criticalJanuary 2nd, 2009 PATNA - Gautam Goswami, a former Patna district magistrate and a key accused in the Rs.170 million ($3.86 million) Bihar flood relief scam of 2004, was admitted to a hospital Saturday and his condition was described as critical, a family source said. Goswami has been suffering from cancer for over a year.
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