At least 42 people have died in rain-related incidents in Bihar following a torrential spell that took place between September 27 and 30, authorities said. Bihar government had announced immediate action and operations to evacuate people from the low lying areas has been intensified.
The State is trying all measures to bring to normalcy on Wednesday with intensified rescue and relief operations and water being pumped out of submerged localities.
With showers have stopped since Monday, restoration work is on in full swing. Supervising rescue and rehabilitation work in Patna on late Tuesday night, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged people to "have patience". According to reports restoration work is in full swing.
The worst hit districts in Bihar were Patna, Bhojpur, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Samastipur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai and Vaishali located on either side of the Ganga besides Arwal, Nawada and Nalanda in the Magadh region and Darbhanga and Katihar in Mithila.
The disaster management department in Bihar has established six teams of the NDRF, two of the SDRF have so far rescued more than 10,000 people stranded in localities where the water level was several feet deep. A fire erupted on Tuesday night in a petrol pump after a short circuit in Nala Road. However no casualties have been reported so far.
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