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.
Death toll in Bihar floods reaches 52August 29th, 2009 PATNA - The flood situation in Bihar further worsened on Saturday as Kosi River continued to unleash its fury in several districts, pushing the death toll to 52. According to officials, 12 fresh deaths were reported from Purnia, four from Sitamarhi, three from Saharsa and two each from Madhubani and Darbhanga.
Fulhar river flood affects 30,000 people in West BengalAugust 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 30,000 people have been affected as the Fulhar river breached its banks in West Bengal on Sunday. Over 22 villages have been washed away after an embankment broke off.
Floodwaters receding in Bihar, but 50,000 still strandedAugust 4th, 2009 PATNA - Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede. Officials have intensified rescue work to help the 200,000 people affected by the flood.
JD-U MP demands removal of Bihar water resources ministerAugust 3rd, 2009 PATNA - An MP of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) Monday demanded removal of state Water Resources Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav following a breach in the embankment of Bagmati river in Sitamarhi district which inundated nearly 200 villages and affected over 200,00 people. "The state water resources minister must be removed for his failure to protect the newly constructed embankment and the breach in it that badly put thousands of people in distress," Ejaz Ali, a Rajya Sabha MP of the party, said.
Thousands homeless in Bihar due to floodsAugust 2nd, 2009 PATNA - Thousands of people have been rendered homeless in Bihar's Sitamarhi district after the Bagmati river breached its embankment, flooding nearly 200 villages. Those stranded in villages are living under the open skies without food and drinking water, waiting to be rescued.
Opposition blames Bihar government for embankment breachAugust 2nd, 2009 PATNA - A day after a breach in the embankment of Bagmati river in Bihar's Sitamarhi district flooded nearly 200 villages and left nearly 100,000 people homeless, the political blame game has begun with the opposition Sunday holding Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responsible for the floods. "The breach in the Bagmati embankment was the result of the state government's negligence.
Over 100 villages flooded in Bihar as river breaches embankmentAugust 1st, 2009 PATNA - At least one woman was drowned as more than 100 villages were flooded in Bihar's Sitamarhi district after the Bagmati river breached its embankment early Saturday, officials said. Many villages in the state's Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts were also inundated.
Nearly 200 villages flooded in Bihar as river breaches embankmentAugust 1st, 2009 PATNA - At least one woman was drowned as nearly 200 villages were flooded in Bihar's Sitamarhi district after the Bagmati river breached its embankment early Saturday, officials said. Many villages in the state's Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts were also inundated.
Flood fears return to haunt BiharJuly 28th, 2009 PATNA - A record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal has revived fears of a repeat of last year's devastating floods in Bihar. The state government has sounded a high alert as the increasing water levels pose a threat to the river's embankment, officials said Tuesday.
Bihar asks Nepal to secure Kosi embankmentsJuly 10th, 2009 PATNA - Fearing a repeat of last year's devastating floods, the Bihar government has requested Nepal to deploy armed security forces on embankments of the Kosi river to ensure that there is no breach, officials here said Friday. In a letter to the Nepal government, Bihar's department of water resources has highlighted the need for deployment of security forces to ensure the safety of the embankments on the river that is already in spate.
Major rivers in spate in BiharJuly 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Major rivers in north Bihar, especially the Kosi, Gandak, Budhi and Bagmati, are in spate following heavy rains in their catchment areas and are posing a threat of floods, officials said Friday. With heavy rainfall recorded in the catchments areas in neighbouring Nepal, the water levels of these rivers have been rising to dangerous levels for the last two days.
Bihar fears repeat of devastating floodsJuly 1st, 2009 PATNA - The fear of a repeat of last year's devastating floods is haunting thousands of people in Bihar following a record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal that is posing a threat to its embankment, officials said Wednesday. In view of the panic among people in Supaul, Madhepura, Purnea, Saharsa and Araria districts, the state government has alerted engineers associated with the Kosi embankment and asked them to keep a close watch round-the-clock, an official of the water resources department said.
Haryana adopts Bihar villageJune 16th, 2009 SAHARSA - A village in Bihar, ravaged by the 2008 devastating floods, has been restored with the help of Haryana. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda, accompanied by his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, inaugurated the Sahpurmusahari village in Saharsa district on Monday.
After threat, security tightened at Kusaha embankmentDecember 23rd, 2008 PATNA - A day after a threat was received to blow up the coffer dam under construction near the Kusaha embankment, the Nepal government has beefed up security at the site and assured protection to the officials from Bihar posted there, officials said Wednesday. 'The Nepal government has tightened security around the coffer-dam following the threat,' a government official told IANS here.
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