Amit Shah to review flood preparedness on SundayUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is set to chair a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the country's preparedness for flood management, par...
23 Jun, 2024, 09.13 AM IST
Patna most vulnerable to floods in India, finds new researchThe researchers said the top 10 districts where flood severity is the highest are: Patna, Murshidabad, Thane, North 24 Parganas (West Benga...
07 May, 2024, 06.53 PM IST
Will seek financial help from Centre for flood damage: NitishAt least 123 people died and more than 82 lakh have been affected by the floods over the past two weeks in 13 districts of Bihar.
26 Jul, 2019, 04.52 PM IST
Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar, Assam; death toll mounts to 166In Bihar, 72.78 lakh people form 12 districts of the state have been hit by the calamity while in Assam 38.37 lakh people were affected in ...
21 Jul, 2019, 11.37 PM IST
Toll in Bihar flash floods rises to 33, over 25 lakh people affectedThe second worst-affected district was Araria, where 8.86 lakh people have been affected by the floods which has killed nine.
16 Jul, 2019, 11.19 PM IST
Bihar flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 153The four fresh deaths were reported from Bhojpur and Begusarai, each district accounted for two, a release by the Disaster Management Depar...
27 Aug, 2016, 08.17 PM IST
World Bank to provide $250-mn loan for Kosi Basin projectIndia signed a $250 mn loan agreement with the World Bank for Bihar Kosi Basin Development project, aimed at enhancing resilience to floods...
20 Jan, 2016, 09.16 PM IST
Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, says instituteAlso, 76 per cent people of North Bihar are at risk of getting caught in floods, said Giriraj Amarnath, senior researcher and project lead ...
01 Aug, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
- Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi writes to PM for solution to floods, droughts
The total flood-affected area in Bihar was 68.8 lakh hectares and comprised 17.2 per cent of the total flood-prone area in the country, he ...
10 Nov, 2014, 07.09 PM IST
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh takes stock of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar floods
Singh chaired a meeting of the National Executive Committee on Disaster Management which took stock of the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh...
19 Aug, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
Bihar floods claim 10 lives; rivers show receding trendOne more person died in floods in Patna district, taking the toll due to inundation in Bihar to 10 even asrivers today showed receding tren...
19 Aug, 2014, 01.54 PM IST
Bihar on alert post Cyclone PhailinBihar is experiencing incessant drizzle accompanied by strong winds since morning affecting the festive mood.
13 Oct, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
190 people killed in Bihar floods: Nitish Kumar makes aerial surveyThe Bihar CM said that he himself would review flood relief and rehabilitation work and prepare a report on damage to be sent to the Centre.
06 Sep, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
- World Bank clears $220 mn Kosi package for Bihar
The World Bank has cleared a $220-million (a little above Rs 1,000 crore) credit package for Bihar to back the Nitish Kumar government’s re...
11 Sep, 2010, 02.01 AM IST
- Bihar flood evacuation rescues 800,000: Official
Rescue workers in flood-hit Bihar have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, ...
05 Sep, 2008, 04.08 PM IST
- ArcelorMittal offers aid to flood-hit Bihar
World's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal on Wednesday said that it is partnering with various state agencies to provide relief material...
03 Sep, 2008, 06.23 PM IST
- Centre okays Rs 8,000 cr package for flood-affected states
The Union Government on Friday approved in principle, a Rs 8,000 crore package for flood control programmes that includes pending schemes i...
02 Nov, 2007, 09.30 PM IST