Q.1. You are a special correspondent of a newspaper. You have been asked to cover the recent floods in Bihar. Write the report for your newspaper, in about 150-200 words. Include the following:
• when and where did the incident take place?
• how did it affect the life and property of the people?
• what rescue operations were carried out?
• any eye witness reports
• remuneration announced by the government
Answers
Explanation:
Eight lakh people in 10 districts affected; NDRF, SDRF pressed into service to rescue marooned people.
The flood situation northeastern Bihar turned grim on Friday after the water levels in several rivers rose dangerously and breached embankments at many places.
Rising water levels in rivers threaten floods in north Bihar
Gushing waters forced the railways to stop train services on the Darbhanga-Samastipur section. “Flood water was rising near railway bridge number 16 at Hayaghat. Operations on the section had to be stopped,” said East Central Railway chief public relations officer Rajesh Kumar.An approach road linking Goplagnaj with Bettiah was washed away by waters from river Gandak. “The road had started flooding on Wednesday, but the erosion caused by the high pressure water flow could not be prevented... We hope to resume traffic on the road soon,” said Gopalganj district magistrate Arshad Aziz.
About 8 lakh people in 10 districts of northeastern Bihar, comprising 64 blocks and 426 panchayats, are currently affected by floods. The government has set up 28 relief camps and community kitchens. Twenty-one teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 14 teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been pressed into service to rescue marooned people.
“More than 3,200 people and 126 livestock have so far been safely evacuated by NDRF personnel… Last night, when the embankment breached at Bhawanipur village in East Champaran, our personnel from the 9th battalion rescued 1,200 people,” NDRF Commandant Vijay Sinha said.
“Due to the heavy rain in the last two days, water levels in rivers have risen sharply, flooding many areas... but our department officials are on high alert and responding to the emerging situation,” said State Water Resources Department Minister Sanjay Jha.
On Friday, river Saran breached at two places, Devapur village under Barauli block and Puraina village of Majahgarh block in Gopalganj district.
Bihar govt refutes reports of Sattarghat bridge being washed away in floods
“The villages of Kotwa, Kesaria and Kalyanpur blocks in East Champaran, Barauli and Manjha blocks in Gopalganj and Hanuman Nagar and Keoti blocks in Darbhanga have been inundated by water from the rivers Gandak and Bagmati,” an official of the Water Resources Department told The Hindu. Villagers were forced to take refuge in higher places, including national highways and government buildings.
The State government has, meanwhile, announced ₹6,000 as compensation to all flood affected families.
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Explanation:
. CURRENT SITUATION
Many areas of Bihar have been raining heavily for the last few days. Water has entered 80% of the houses in the capital Patna.
The capital received 40% of the monsoon rains within 48 hours from Saturday evening to Sunday evening. The four rivers near Patna, Son, Ganga, Gandak and Punpun, have risen above the danger mark.
Flood water has also entered Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, the second largest healthcare facility in Patna, leaving the Emergency and ICU wards flooded with knee-deep water. Residents in flooded areas were taken out in rescue boats. Municipal cranes were also used to rescue people. There is no power supply in Bihar since the last 3 days.
The release of 2.75 lakhs cusecs of water from Indrapuri barrage across the Sone river on Sunday has worsened the situation in river Ganga which caused panic among people living in Patna. Other than that sevenminorembankmentsofthewater resourcesdepartmentweredamagedinNalandaandJehanabad districts.
IMD (Indian Meteorogical Department) has predicted heavy rainfall in Bihar region on Monday. The Meteorological Department said that with the activation of the southwest monsoon, cyclonic circulation remains in the Bay of Bengal, due to which heavy rains are expected.
Primary country
India
Source
Sphere India
Disaster
India: Floods and Landslides - Jun 2019
Format
Situation Report
Themes
Food and NutritionHealthShelter and Non-Food ItemsWater Sanitation Hygiene
Disaster types
FloodLand Slide
Language
English