The situation of flood in Bihar has always been horrific on Sunday, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought the help of Army and Indian Air Force for the relief and rescue of thousands of people affected by the flood.

Nitish Kumar said, "The situation of flood in Bihar is frightening. The State Government is fully alert and we have sought the help of Army and Air Force helicopters to save the affected people and distribute relief material among the people.

The Chief Minister said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to provide every possible help from the Center for the relief and rescue of the affected people.

Nearly half a dozen districts of Simanchal and Koshi areas in Bihar are badly affected due to heavy rains during the last three days. All major rivers in Bihar are on the boom after heavy rains in their water coming areas in Nepal and Bihar.

Officials said that hundreds of villages have been submerged in the flood waters due to which thousands of people have been affected. There is no news of any death in the flood yet. Officials of the Disaster Management Department said that the state government has alerted its employees, and the residents have been ordered to evacuate the houses in flood affected Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia, Katihar, West Champaran, Saharsa and Supaul districts.

Knowledgeable sources in the Chief Minister's Office said that 80 Army personnel from Bihar Regiment reached Kishanganj and Araria on Sunday evening to save people from Danapur Cantonment in Patna.

The State Government has already deployed teams of NDRF and SDRF in these districts. The Disaster Management Department has asked the people living in low-lying areas to move to high altitude areas.

The news reached the capital, Patna that hundreds of people have fled from their homes after entering water in villages in Supaul, Saharsa, Bagha, Gopalganj, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Khagaria, Darbhanga and Madhepura districts.

An official of the water resources department said, "Due to heavy rains in the state and in the water coming areas
of Nepal, all the rivers are on the rise, due to which the water has penetrated in these villages."

Several railway stations in Araria and Kishanganj have been submerged in flood waters due to which many passengers have been trapped. According to officials, crops worth crores rupees have been wasted and the routes for many places have been cut. The situation of flood in Bihar has always been horrific on Sunday, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought the help of Army and Indian Air Force for the relief and rescue of thousands of people affected by the flood.

Nitish Kumar said, "The situation of flood in Bihar is frightening. The State Government is fully alert and we have sought the help of Army and Air Force helicopters to save the affected people and distribute relief material among the people.

The Chief Minister said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to provide every possible help from the Center for the relief and rescue of the affected people.

Nearly half a dozen districts of Simanchal and Koshi areas in Bihar are badly affected due to heavy rains during the last three days. All major rivers in Bihar are on the boom after heavy rains in their water coming areas in Nepal and Bihar.

Officials said that hundreds of villages have been submerged in the flood waters due to which thousands of people have been affected. There is no news of any death in the flood yet. Officials of the Disaster Management Department said that the state government has alerted its employees, and the residents have been ordered to evacuate the houses in flood affected Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia, Katihar, West Champaran, Saharsa and Supaul districts.

Knowledgeable sources in the Chief Minister's Office said that 80 Army personnel from Bihar Regiment reached Kishanganj and Araria on Sunday evening to save people from Danapur Cantonment in Patna.

The State Government has already deployed teams of NDRF and SDRF in these districts. The Disaster Management Department has asked the people living in low-lying areas to move to high altitude areas.

The news reached the capital, Patna that hundreds of people have fled from their homes after entering water in villages in Supaul, Saharsa, Bagha, Gopalganj, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Khagaria, Darbhanga and Madhepura districts.

An official of the water resources department said, "Due to heavy rains in the state and in the water coming areas
of Nepal, all the rivers are on the rise, due to which the water has penetrated in these villages."

Several railway stations in Araria and Kishanganj have been submerged in flood waters due to which many passengers have been trapped. According to officials, crops worth crores rupees have been wasted and the routes for many places have been cut.

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