Patna: Around 160 people have died and 5.4 million affected due to floods in Bihar in 2013. The Disaster Management officials have pointed that as many as 20 districts in the state have been affected with the Ganga wreaking havoc in at least 10 of those.
The Disaster Management Department has provided compensation to the families of victims of floods, while the affected people have been shifted to safer places.
Relief and rehabilitation works have been launched on war footing and one quintal foodgrain provided to each family in 20 flood-affected districts, a Disaster Management official said, adding till date 2.9 lakh quintal foodgrain has been distributed among the affected people.
Besides, Rs 1,500 cash has also been given to all affected family, he said, adding Rs 24.32 crore has been distributed among the flood-affected people till date. A total of 50,550 polythene sheets have been distributed among the flood-affected people, while 2,799 boats pressed into service for ferrying the affected people from one place to another, he said.
Teams of state disaster response force and national disaster response force have been deployed to bring the flood-affected people to safer places, the Disaster Management official said.
With regard to flood situation in Patna, he said the situation was under control and being monitored at the level of the chief secretary on day-to-day basis. A safety wall has been created from Nasriganj to Ranighat, while 20 sluice gate and porous points at 130 places have been sealed to prevent flood-water from spreading to the state capital, he said.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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