Rivers rising in Bihar, floods 8 villages

Last Updated: Saturday, July 2, 2011, 18:34

The flood threat in Bihar on Saturday aggravated with some major rivers maintaining a rising trend as flash floods caused by heavy discharge of water in Balmikinagar Barrage inundated eight villages in West Champaran district.

Flood victims blame Bihar officials

Last Updated: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 21:50

The flood-hit people of Gopalganj district, where the river Gandak on its changed course breached a newly built ring bund this morning after cracking an embankment on September 15, are angry at the administration.

Flood control measures almost complete in Bihar

Last Updated: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 18:20

Flood control measures in flood-dists of N-Bihar was almost complete with special thrust being given to strengthening of embankments and taking up anti-erosion work taking lessons from the 2008 deluge caused by river Kosi.

Floodwaters receding in Bihar; 50,000 still stranded

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 12:02

Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede.

Nitish accuses Centre of ignoring his requests for flood-pkg

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2009, 20:19

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Centre of ignoring his repeated requests for release of the compensation package to rehabilitate the families displaced in floods caused by Kosi river.