Rain kills 40 more in Bihar-Uttar Pradesh

What to do! No one controls nature, CM Nitish Kumar claims to have equipments to deal with extraordinary conditions

Train service lost in several places in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, turned into a huge lake with a concrete structure of Patna

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. September 29, 2019, Sunday

Flooding caused by torrential rains in Bihar is poor, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says adequate arrangements have been made to counter the situation.

Meanwhile, Bihar rains killed 23 people on Sunday while 14 people died in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 125 people have been killed in 4 days across the country. In Patna, the capital of Bihar, almost every area had lost its normal life by suffocating water.

Flooding in Bihar has caused many people to face heavy havoc in many areas. Most areas of the capital Patna are filled with knee-deep water. 14 districts of North Bihar are also facing floods.

To counter the situation, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held an emergency meeting with the officials of the affected districts on Saturday through a video conference. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the status quo is not in the hands of anyone. No one has control over nature. Heavy rains have been raining in many areas since Saturday and the Ganges water level has been rising.

In Uttar Pradesh, more than 14 people were killed in rain-related incidents. Rainfall was reported in different areas including Fatehpur, Mirzapur, Rai Bareilly and Chandauli, Ghazipur, Azamgarh.

Upper Ganga Basin Sanstha of Central Water Commission said that rivers including Ghaghara, Ganges and Sharda in Uttar Pradesh are flowing above the danger level. In Uttar Pradesh, more than seven trains have been canceled and six others were diverted due to waterlogging at several places.

The magnitude of Rajendranagar in Patna is very alarming. Due to torrential rains, the area is so full of water that boats have to be operated on the road. The floods that erupted in Patna in 1975 were still visible in Rajendranagar today.

Teams of NDRF and SDRF are moving people to safer vessels through 16 boats. Due to flood water, railway traffic, health services have been lost in many places and schools are closed.

In addition, over 13 people have died in the last four days due to rains in Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department said that the current monsoon has been delayed for the longest time.

The four-month monsoon officially ends on Monday, but it is unlikely to return until the entire week, Meteorological Department director-general Mritunjay Mohwanga said on Sunday.