Bihar Flood relief Measures

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Relief measures are flowing in for the Bihar flood victims. The United Nations has rushed its agencies to aid the government and independent bodies working to provide relief to the victims. Meanwhile the United Kingdom today announced that it would provide 150,000 pounds (about Rs 1.2 Crore) to help flood victims in Bihar where more than 2.6 million people in 15 districts have been affected.

The British government's Department for International Development (DFID) said it has asked UNICEF to redirect 150,000 pounds of an existing Trust Fund for immediate assistance to those who have been made homeless by the severe floods in the impoverished Indian state.
The funding will be used to supply up to 20 camps, which currently house 10,000 displaced families, with clean water, shelter and sanitation.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Bihar and announced a relief package of Rs. 1,010 crore.

Dr. Singh declared the floods, caused by a breach in the Kosi embankment displacing over 1.5 million people, a national calamity. He also ordered the release of 1.25 lakh tonnes of foodgrains free of cost for distribution in the flood-hit areas.Terming the Bihar floods as a national calamity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced the immediate release of Rs 1,000-crore flood relief for Bihar.

The Railways will operate 12 new pairs of trains in the affected region to help evacuate people as the situation is likely to worsen with more rains. The effort is to shift people to Saharsa and Purnia.

In this siuation of calamity, it is good to see that the political parties have forgotten their internal differences and are working together towards the relief of the Bihar Kosi Flood victims.