Rivers in spate, flood situation grim in Bihar

Flood situation remained grim in more than a dozen districts of Bihar on Monday while reports of breaches in embankments from at least seven places across the state also kept the administration on its toes.

Flood water has reached fresh areas presenting the government with fresh challenges though there is nothing to panic about, Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said.

Funds released for flood-hit Gujarat, Manipur, Tripura

The Centre on Monday approved the release of Rs 600 crore to Gujarat, Rs 50 crore to Manipur, and Rs 25 crore to Tripura as part of the Central share from the State Disaster Response Fund and as an advance from the National Disaster Response Fund.

Inter-Ministerial Central Teams will be dispatched to assess the damages in Bihar and West Bengal. — TNS/PTI