Bihar CM Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Darbhanga, Madhubani

PATNA/DARBHANGA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday made an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Darbhanga and Madhubani districts and asked the district magistrates concerned to ensure that the people staying at the relief camps do not face any inconvenience.
The CM also inspected the flood situation in Kusheshwar Asthan Purvi block’s Adalpur and Sahorawa village by the NDRF boat.Accompanied by state’s water resources minister Sanjay Kumar Jha and several senior officials, the CM inquired about the facilities and relief being provided to the flood-affected people camping on the nearby roads. He also visited the flood relief camp at Masankhor High School under Kusheshwar Asthan Purvi block and also inspected the temporary shelter made for the flood-affected pregnant women, community kitchen and a smart class being run in the school.
He also inspected a Covid-19 vaccination centre-cum-community health centre at the Shankara Modern Public School, Gyaspura and enquired about the general OPD, eye OPD, medicine distribution centre.
Nitish also provided a cheque for Rs2 lakh to Mohammad Rabbani under the Chief Minister Minority Loan Scheme and another cheque for Rs25,000 to Nazma Afreen under the Muslim Deserted/Divorced Women Assistance Scheme. He also handed over another cheque for Rs15,000 to Mamta Devi for bearing a female child at the flood relief camp.
The CM asked the district officials to make necessary propaganda about availability of Covid-19 vaccines at the community health centres and ensure vaccination of maximum people every day.
Later, talking to mediapersons, Nitish said his government was very serious on the flood issue and all necessary arrangements had been made to minimize its impact on people. “I assess the flood situation daily and also visit different districts to review the relief works,” he said.
Nitish further said the people staying at the relief camps in Darbhanga district were satisfied with the arrangements.