Bihar CM visits Gaya hosp to meet heatwave-hit patients

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College to meet the heatwave affected patients after the death toll rises to 91 in the state. The CM was earlier scheduled to do an aerial inspection of heatwave affected areas but cancelled to visit the hospital in person.

Patna (Bihar): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday visited Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College here to meet the heatwave affected patients.

The Chief Minister was earlier scheduled to do an aerial inspection of heatwave affected areas in Aurangabad, Gaya, and Nawada but cancelled to visit the hospital in person.

As many as 91 people have lost their lives due to the extreme heatwave in the state, including 32 in Gaya, 47 in Aurangabad and 12 in Nawada.

However, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the deaths and announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh to the kin of the victims.

The Bihar government has announced that all schools, colleges, and coaching centres will remain closed till June 22.

Similarly, all the shops in the affected districts will remain closed between 11 am and 5 pm.