Incessant Rain, Torrential Wind Hits Bihar
Updated on 25 September, 2007
* Many houses collapsed in wind in Vaishali* Gandak among other major rivers about to reach danger level.Due to heavy rain some power grid have starts disruptions. The Fathwa grid near patna could not be started working for the third day. "We are trying our best and there is no dearth of facilities but in such heavy storm and rain it's taking more time than average and now we do expect it functioning by wednesday", said a official at Fathwa Grid.Power situation get worsend in Motihari, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur and rest of the north Bihar. Only Patna is getting about 300 MW of electricity that accounts for about 50% of total electricity being supplied to the state. Kumar Nitin & S.Amit, Patna