Bihar rains: Relief work is underway, says CM Nitish Kumar

23:40 October 01

Is Patna flood the only problem that we have? questions Bihar CM

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after visiting flood-affected areas in Patna questioned the media: I am asking in how many parts of the country & across the world, there have been floods? Is water in some parts of Patna the only problem we have? What happened in America?

23:32 October 01

CM Nitish Kumar visits flood-relief camp in Patna.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the flood-relief camp set up at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna and reviewed the situation there. 

23:25 October 01

Union Minister & Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad visited flood-affected areas in Bihar.

Union Minister & Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad visited the flood-affected areas in Patna and reviewed the flood situation in the city, earlier today.

14:25 October 01

Son river flowing 11 feet below danger mark

Water level of the Son river has reduced as rains in the upper catchment areas of the river have decreased.The Son river is currently flowing 11 feet below the danger mark. 

14:20 October 01

People in Balahpur Panchayat of Begusarai have been surrounded by floodwaters. Locals are greatly disappointed as they have not received any relief from the government. 

13:05 October 01

Elderly couple trapped in flood in Munger

An elderly couple is trapped in flood in Munger district. Due to the incessant rains, Umakant Paswan and his wife Geeta Devi have taken shelter on the roof of a neighbor's house.

12:50 October 01

Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review flood situation in Bihar

A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba was held on Tuesday to review the prevailing flood situation in Bihar.

The Nitish Kumar-led government informed the Committee that due to relentless rain across the state, along with rising water levels in the rivers, there has been flooding in 16 districts.

Extensive evacuation, rescue and relief efforts have been undertaken by the Bihar government, in which all assistance has been rendered by NDRF and other Central Agencies. As many as 20 teams of the NDRF have been deployed in the region of which six alone are deployed in Patna, which has witnessed very heavy rains and waterlogging over the past three days.

Also, the teams from Central Ministries have already carried out an assessment of damages in state, a fresh visit would be made by them to take stock of the prevailing situation, an official statement said.

Along with Bihar officials, senior officials of the Ministries of Home and Defence, as well as those from India Meteorological Department (IMD), NDRF and Central Water Commission attended the meeting. Chief Secretaries and other senior officers from the state governments participated in the meeting through video conference.

12:35 October 01

IAF drops relief materials in Rajendra Nagar

Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter drops relief materials in the flood-affected area of Rajendra Nagar, Patna.

12:27 October 01

Relief material being packed for flood victims

Relief materials are being packed at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall

Relief materials are being packed at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna. Around 40 people dead and 9 injured, due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the state.

19:31 September 30

CM Nitish condusts aerial survey of flood-affected areas

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas.

17:58 September 30

IndiGo Airline offers rescheduling/cancellation fee waiver

IndiGo Airline is offering rescheduling/cancellation fee waiver to passengers travelling to/from Patna till October 2nd.

17:52 September 30

CM Nitish, Dy CM hold meeting with officials of flood affected districts

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Sushil Modi hold meeting with officials of flood affected districts via video conferencing.

17:41 September 30

IAF has started air dropping relief materials in Patna

 Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers drop relief materials and food packages for people, in flood affected Patna.

17:38 September 30

Situation in Bihar unprecedented: NDRF DG

Situation in Bihar unprecedented: NDRF DG

SN Pradhan, DG of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)on Patna floods: The situation is unprecedented,it's almost like a cloud burst. Impact is mainly due to water logging. Out of 19 NDRF teams deployed, 5 are in Patna. We've evacuated about 4,000 citizens since morning

16:14 September 30

Flood water enters Jakkanpur Police Station in Patna

water enters Jakkanpur Police Station

Water entered Jakkanpur Police Station in Patna due to flooding in the city.

15:26 September 30

Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers to help people in Bihar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the flood situation in Bihar and urged his party workers to help the affected people.
 

15:08 September 30

Government is prepared to face the situation: Union Min

Speaking to media, Union Minister Ashwini Choubey said, "It is raining heavily from past few days in Bihar and it has turned into a natural calamity. Government is prepared to face the situation."

14:52 September 30

Sharda Sinha stranded in floodwater at her residence in Patna

Maithili folk-singer Sharda Sinha stranded in floodwater at her residence in Rajendra Nagar of Patna seeks help from NDRF personnel. She posted on her social media account after being trapped in floodwater. 

14:44 September 30

Flooding in Kankarbagh area

People move to safer places on JCB machines and tractors in Kankarbagh area of Patna.

14:07 September 30

Sushil Modi rescued by officials in Patna

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi, stranded at his residence with his family in Patna, was rescued by National and State Disaster Response Forces personnel. 

13:59 September 30

Nitish Kumar calls for a meeting today

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a meeting today with officials of flood-affected districts. The meeting will be held via video conferencing.

13:47 September 30

There is a lack of support from the administration in Bihar: BJP MLA

BJP MLA Arun Sinha said: "We are continuously monitoring the situation. Since there is a lack of support from the administration so Ravi Ji (Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad) came here."

13:45 September 30

IMD predicts more rain today

In Patna, there has been a let up in rainfall since morning though the sky is overcast and the IMD has predicted showers later in the day.

According to the state disaster management department, six casualties have been reported from Gaya district where five persons were buried alive in a wall collapse while another person was drowned in a river which was in spate because of incessant rains.

13:06 September 30

Speaking on the flood situation in Bihar, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: "I had meetings with our MLAs and officials. I was informed that all gates of Farakka Barrage have been opened and bigger pumps from Coal India will be made available. NDRF has informed that there are enough boats."

"One helicopter has reached and another will come from Gorakhpur to provide relief materials. We will do whatever we can for people of Patna andBihar. We empathise with them," he said.

12:57 September 30

Flood water enters Bihar minister's residence

Flood water enters residence of state minister Prem Kumar in Patna of Bihar.

11:48 September 30

We are working to fulfill demand for drinking water in flood-affected areas: Amrit

Principal Secy Disaster Management of Bihar,P Amrit said: "We are working to fulfill demand for drinking water in flood-affected areas. We're trying to restore power supply in affected areas. Also, we have asked for 2 high-power intensity pumping machines from Coal India to pump out floodwater."

09:57 September 30

Water-logging in S K Puri

Severe water-logging in SK Puri area of Patna, following heavy rainfall in the state capital.

09:55 September 30

Bihar govt asks helicopters for delivering food packets

Bihar government has asked Indian Air Force (IAF) for two helicopters for lifting and airdropping food packets and medicines, in the flood-affected areas of Patna.

09:54 September 30

Relief work underway in flood-hit areas of Bihar

Patna: Battered by heavy rainfall for the fourth consecutive day, Bihar lost at least 29 lives till now to mishaps caused by the downpour that inundated streets, water-logged railway tracks and marooned business establishments.

The state capital continued to be among the worst affected, some of its parts submerged in water levels rising up to the chest and its residents being rescued with the help of municipal cranes normally used for moving earth.

"It is natures fury before which man is often helpless. We are, however, trying our best. The problem is, we have no idea how long the downpour which caps a prolonged dry spell causing a drought-like situation is going to last. "Even the weather department seems clueless, making different predictions at different points of time," Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told reporters on Sunday.

He was speaking after holding a meeting with top officials, including those of the disaster management department, where he also interacted with officials in the other districts through video conferencing.

He, later on, drove through the water-logged streets of the city, worst-affected localities like Rajendra Nagar, issuing instructions to officials, who accompanied him during the round.

The cranes of Patna Nagar Nigam turned saviors as these were used to pick up people stranded in places rendered inaccessible through normal modes of transport many of them girls and boys from far-off districts, who come here for studies and put up at hostels.

Business has been hit badly as even drug stores were forced to keep the shutters down for fear of the stocks getting damaged and even swept away by gush of water.

• The incessant rainfall also led to wall/roof collapse incidents in three different localities of Bhagalpur district claiming a total of eight lives, including a woman. Three casualties each were reported from Barari and Khanjarpur and two from Nathnagar localities.
• In Danapur, on the outskirts of Patna, a tree fell on an auto-rickshaw crushing to death four of its occupants  including a one and a half year-old girl.
• Three more deaths were reported from Bhabhua, the district headquarters of Kaimur, on account of the collapse of two mud houses in separate localities.
• In Khagaria, three persons were drowned. A 32-year-old man was swept away by strong current in the river Ganges which locals attributed to the torrential rainfall. Besides two girls, cousins and aged five and eight years, drowned as they slipped into a deep pit while frolicking around in water- logged streets.
• In addition, five persons were swept away by strong currents in a river in Nawada. However, two of them a married couple swam to safety.

The remaining three were yet to be traced though the district administration said it was "not counting them as dead" in view of the possibility that they may be rescued by teams of NDRF and SDRF.

The East Central Railway, headquartered in Hajipur and covering most parts of the state, said many trains have been cancelled, short-terminated or diverted on account of heavy water-logging over railway tracks and, in some places, damage caused to bridges.