Bihar: Flood toll 25, declares CM Nitish Kumar in state Assembly

Updated On: 16 July, 2019 04:46 PM IST | | mid-day online desk

The flood situation remains grim in several states across the country, more than a hundred NDRF teams have been deployed in various flood-affected areas of the country including Bihar and Assam

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday declared in the state Assembly that the 25 people lost their lives so far in the floods triggered by heavy downpour in the state. He added that a total of 1.25 lakh people have been rescued so far in the state.

"We have instructed to expedite the relief and rescue operation in the flood-affected areas across the state. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) troops have rescued around 1, 25,000 people from the flood-affected regions till now," Nitish Kumar said while delivering a speech in state Assembly today.