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Emotional Breakdown, Hopes Tinted

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Life of 25 Lakhs People across the six district connected to one another by swathe of green farmlands are deformed by the changing course of terbulent Koshi. The suffering of the mute and hapless arrested by the waters of Kosi is going to be the some biggest story of devastation to mankind. The havoc is not a bit less than the cyclone in Burma, Eartquake in China and the Sunami though tales differ, emotion is same.

Army, NGOs Doing The Best

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Chief of Staff (central command) Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee on Sunday visited flood-hit areas to take stock of the situation. A high-level meeting with senior government officials of the state. Senior Army officers, including Danapur sub-area commander Brig Abhimanyu Raut, BRC commandant P S Rathi and deputy commandant Col Manjit Singh also participated in the meeting. "The rescue operation is to be intensify and more technical information about the geography of far-flung areas is required", said a senior Army officer after attending the meeting.

Relief Camp In Flood-Hit Areas Only

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

A senior Bihar government official on Monday appealed to all flood victims that they be concentrated in their areas as relief camp is being at their home place. Talking to the media in Patna on monday he informed that govt. is not going to organise relief camps in Patna and what is witnessing here is run by social organisations, ngos and self-help groups.
We dont want that our energy be deviated in many directions. To get political mileage the flood victims has been transported to Patna at free. But we are not organising a relief camp here.

Flood situation grim, Water Enters Purnia Town

Monday, 01 September 2008

The surging waters of the Kosi river continued to rise in Bihar for the 14th day Sunday, inundating more areas as hundreds of villages remained under water and millions waited for rescue, and food.
The water level in the flooded areas rose by two to three feet in several places as the river inundated new areas in Saharsa, Supaul, Araria and Madhepura - the worst-hit districts late Saturday night. From sunday morning the water begin to enter the purnia town though the bandh is not strong enough to face the current. while the govt. is concentrating on evacuation and relief camps this gets ignored. On appeal from some social organisation the DM has been informed about the situation.

A Scene From Flood Aftermath

Monday, 01 September 2008

The scene is extremely touching as families after families are made to lose their family string. As they are not educated enough, facing the outer world for the first time actually does not know that how tough is the days ahead for them.
A 8 years boy named Anil is stranded at KATIHAR railway station, searching for his mother and other family members who were left somewhere during evacuation. He has a 2years sister in his lap who is not ready to live without her mother. Anil is so naive that he don't know even the name of his district.
The situation of N. Bihar has never been good in terms of education. For Woman and Children here, world outside their village and districts are like next planet. In history whenever the turbulent Koshi played havoc leaves scores of women and children in penury. Some dies in hunger, some becomes target of the flesh trade.

"Gajaraj" Arrives Patna With Relief Items

Monday, 01 September 2008

The special plane of Center "Gajaraj" landed at Jayprakash Narayan Airport in Patna on sunday. The state had demanded 25 columns of army out of which 14 has already begin its work in affected areas. By monday morning 20 more columns will reach Patna. Navy has already been pressed into service which had 46 boats with trained divers. Moreover, Gujrat govt. has send 12 boats to Bihar. On special demand of Nitish Kumar the Central dissaster management team is to visit the state.

Flood of Funds To Fight The Flood

Sunday, 31 August 2008

Magadh University VC B.N. Pandey has made a mark to follow as he announced to donate his two months' salary to the flood victims. He made opened account in Central Bank, in name of this fund where people from outside can also make donations. Pandey said the teaching and non-teaching staff of the university had also announced to donate their one-day salary to this fund.
Even the Bihar Pensioners' Society in Patna are come forward to the help of Flood victims and arged their members to donate one day pension to this noble cause.

People Feels Govt. Failure, Toll Rises To 100

Sunday, 31 August 2008

Though there is an alarming need that rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction work to be done in the flood-ravaged districts on a massive scale, it is very pathetic that still after 11 days of rampage the relief could not reach its destination. "It is first task which need to be taken up and for this no stone should be left unturned," said secretary of an NGO working in flood affected district of Madhepura.
In a survey organised by ZEE NEWs group followed by other media channels 98% people do believe that govt. efforts are too small keeping the size of devastation. The disaster management during flood time should be at par with what was done at the time of earthquakes at Latur and Bhuj in Gujarat and the tsunami-hit coastal areas. The flood toll rises to 100 though officially it is 62 by now.

Passengers Drugged, Looted In Train

Saturday, 30 August 2008

A total of 11 passengers were drugged and looted in patna bound Delhi-Patna Jansadharan Express. The Railway Protection Force men rescued them and send to Danapur Railway Hospital for treatment. The incident made happend by a group of miscreants when the train were crossing Allahabad Junction.
According to the railway police, the drugged passengers were identified as Ravindra (Chapra), Chhote Lal (Chapra) ,Santosh Kumar (Bhojpur), Ibrar (Buxar), Parvez Alam (Arwal), Ravi Shankar (Jehanabad), Surendra Singh (Sasaram), Ranjit Pandit (Sitamarhi) Bishwanath Prasad (Madhubani), Kalamuddin (Muzaffarpur) and Nawan Paswan (Samastipur).

Army Relief Boat Capsized In Madhepura

Saturday, 30 August 2008
At least 25 people are reported missing ever since a relief-boat of Army carrying them capsized mid-stream in the high current of terbulent river Koshi. A total of about 60 persons were on the ill-fated boats out of which 35 has been flown to safe or saved by army men. The incident took place near Murliganj village in Madhepura district on friday evening about 5.30 pm.

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