Bihar News Wrap-Up: Severe Floods Affect 48 Lakh, Political Flashpoints, and Key Governance Decisions
Patna: Bihar is currently navigating a dual challenge of severe natural disaster management and intense political debate. The state government has ramped up relief operations across inundated districts while implementing critical administrative decisions regarding public healthcare infrastructure and power delivery.
Key Developments Across Bihar
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Critical Flood Crisis: Over 48 lakh people across 15 districts (including Patna, Bhagalpur, Saran, Vaishali, Katihar, and Begusarai) are impacted by rising waters in the Ganga, Kosi, and Gandak rivers.
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Relief Operations: A combined force of 37 NDRF and SDRF teams is conducting ongoing evacuations, supported by over 1,200 active community kitchens supplying meals to displaced families.
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Political Flashpoint: Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav has publicly criticized the central government, demanding that the flood situation be declared a ‘national disaster’ alongside the allocation of a dedicated financial relief package.
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Stipend Hike for Medical Interns: The Bihar administration officially raised monthly stipends for PG medical and dental interns, pushing earnings between ₹92,000 and ₹1.12 lakh per month.
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Infrastructure Incident: Construction on the Bharatmala Project (NH-139W) in Vaishali district faced a temporary setback following a launcher machine breakdown that injured seven workers.