Bihar floods: Cong urges govt to carry out relief, rescue operations without delay

In the wake of the devastating floods in Bihar the Congress on Tuesday urged the government and the administration to carry out relief and rescue operations without delay and ensure that essential aid reaches the affected families as soon as possibleCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the loss of lives due to floods in Bihar is extremely heartbreaking My deepest condolences to the bereaved families Around 50 lakh people in 15 districts are affected by the floods and daily life has been disrupted in thousands of villages In this hour of crisis the governments priority should be to ensure that relief and assistance reach every affected family he said in a post in Hindi on XThe government and administration must spare no effort in relief rescue medical assistance and rehabilitation efforts and ensure that aid reaches the affected families without delay Kharge saidHe appealed to all Congress workers to step forward in the affected areas and provide every possible help to the people The entire country stands with Bihar in this difficult time Kharge saidLeader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also appealed to Congress workers to step forward and provide all possible assistance to the affected peopleThe loss of lives due to the devastating floods in Bihar is extremely heartbreaking I express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in this disaster My sympathies are with all those affected by this tragedy Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on XI appeal to Congress workers to step forward and provide all possible assistance to the affected people At the same time I expect the government and administration to carry out relief and rescue operations with full promptness and ensure that essential aid reaches the affected families as soon as possible Gandhi saidCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the news of the devastation caused by the horrific floods in Bihar is extremely heartbreakingLakhs of people in the state are affected by the floods There has been a significant loss of lives and property May God grant peace to the departed souls My deepest condolences to the affected families the Congress general secretary saidShe appealed to the government to expedite relief and rescue operations so that help can reach the affected people as soon as possibleI urge Congress workers to assist the affected individuals to the best of their ability The entire nation stands firmly with those impacted by this disaster Priyanka Gandhi saidNearly 50 lakh people in 15 districts of Bihar have been affected by floods as heavy rain over the past few days further swelled rivers already flowing above their danger marks officials said on MondayThe state has recorded 1127 mm of rain so far in September around six per cent above normal the local weather office saidAn official said incessant rain in the catchment areas of rivers flowing from Nepal into Bihar coupled with heavy rainfall has caused several rivers and streams to flow above their danger marksAccording to the Disaster Management Department 4967 lakh people in 15 districts have been affected by floodsThe affected districts are Patna Bhojpur Saran Vaishali Bhagalpur Begusarai Buxar Samastipur Munger Katihar Lakhisarai Khagaria Purnea Madhepura and ArariaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever