Khagaria: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his condolences over the loss of lives of people in three different incidents of capsize of boats in flood-hit districts of Khagaria, Saharsa and Darbhanga in the state and instructed the district administration to provide ex-gratia amount to the kin of the deceased.
Fifteen bodies, including three women and two children, were fished out by the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) after the boat capsized in Khagraia, Saharsa and Darbhanga respectively.
Three bodies were recovered from Saharsa and Darbhanga each while nine bodies were fished out on Thursday in Khagaria. Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan expressed his grief over the dreadful incident and has assured of all help through the officials.
"We have recovered fifteen bodies and rescue and relief operations are underway by our team. At least ten people are feared missing, " said NDRF official.
"Incidents of boat sinking in Khagaria, Saharsa and Darbhanga are sad. I have instructed the district administration to provide the ex-gratia amount to the dependents of the deceased," the Chief Minister said in a tweet roughly translated from Hindi.
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खगड़िया, सहरसा एवं दरभंगा में नाव डूबने की घटनाएं दुःखद। जिला प्रशासन को मैंने यह निर्देश दिया है कि वे मृतकों के आश्रितों को अविलंब अनुग्रह राशि उपलब्ध कराएं। https://t.co/vC7VTmGlEw
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 5, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">खगड़िया, सहरसा एवं दरभंगा में नाव डूबने की घटनाएं दुःखद। जिला प्रशासन को मैंने यह निर्देश दिया है कि वे मृतकों के आश्रितों को अविलंब अनुग्रह राशि उपलब्ध कराएं। https://t.co/vC7VTmGlEw
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 5, 2020खगड़िया, सहरसा एवं दरभंगा में नाव डूबने की घटनाएं दुःखद। जिला प्रशासन को मैंने यह निर्देश दिया है कि वे मृतकों के आश्रितों को अविलंब अनुग्रह राशि उपलब्ध कराएं। https://t.co/vC7VTmGlEw
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 5, 2020
Nitish Kumar also put a press release of the Bihar government dated August 5 with his tweet.
The press release reiterated about incidents of boat sinking in Khagaria, Saharsa and Darbhanga. According to the statement, the chief minister directed the district administration to provide the ex-gratia amount to the dependents of the deceased.
The chief minister also conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of the State on Wednesday. Kumar also visited a flood relief camp and a community kitchen for flood victims in Darbhanga, one of the districts worst affected by floods.
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Cops said that three boats capsized after losing balance due to strong winds following storm. Most of the people on the boats were returning to their respective native homeland after celebrating rakhi.
The respective district administration handed over cheques of Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia amount to the next kin of the deceased. Khargia DM Alok Ranjan Ghosh, ADM Shatrunjay Kumar Mishra and MLA Poonam Yadav visited the incident spot to take a stock of the situation and assured people of all possible help.
At least nine bodies were recovered after a boat carrying about 40 people overturned in Khagaria district of Bihar, said Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday.
In a tweet, Yadav had said it was a 'heartbreaking incident'.
"Many people were drowned in the heartbreaking incident caused by the overturning of a boat filled with about 40 people in Khagaria district. 10 bodies have been recovered and the other is missing. I am sorry to hear this sad news. May God give peace to the souls of the dead and courage to their families to bear the grief," Yadav had said in a tweet in Hindi.
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खगड़िया ज़िले में तकरीबन 40 लोगों से भरी नाव पलटने से हुई हृदय विदारक घटना में कई लोग डूब गए। 10 शव बरामद कर लिए गए है अन्य लापता है।
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यह दुःखद खबर सुनकर मर्माहत हूँ। भगवान मृतकों की आत्मा को शांति और उनके परिजनों को दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।
">खगड़िया ज़िले में तकरीबन 40 लोगों से भरी नाव पलटने से हुई हृदय विदारक घटना में कई लोग डूब गए। 10 शव बरामद कर लिए गए है अन्य लापता है।
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 5, 2020
यह दुःखद खबर सुनकर मर्माहत हूँ। भगवान मृतकों की आत्मा को शांति और उनके परिजनों को दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।खगड़िया ज़िले में तकरीबन 40 लोगों से भरी नाव पलटने से हुई हृदय विदारक घटना में कई लोग डूब गए। 10 शव बरामद कर लिए गए है अन्य लापता है।
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 5, 2020
यह दुःखद खबर सुनकर मर्माहत हूँ। भगवान मृतकों की आत्मा को शांति और उनके परिजनों को दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday said that a total of 23 teams of NDRF have been pre-positioned in the 14 vulnerable districts of Bihar.
Till now, NDRF has evacuated approximately 11,400 persons including pregnant ladies in Bihar, till now. The flood-related operations continue in Bihar.
The Weather department has forecast more rains in the next 24 hours in the State.
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With agency inputs
