Govt took action when water levels started receding: Misa Bharti on flood situation in Bihar

"It is the misfortune of this state that the Chief Minister and government go for an assessment when the water level starts going down. When there was a flood situation, the government was sleeping. Only opposition leaders, office bearers and workers are working. If we look at the ground level, people of only the INDIA alliance were with the people and sending them help. The government was sleeping," the RJD leader said.

Earlier on Friday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected the flood-affected areas and checked the relief work being carried out in the state, as per a statement from the Chief Minister's office.

Several parts of the state have been grappling with severe flooding due to heavy water discharge from the Kosi Barrage in Birpur following relentless rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal.

Some rivers are at or above danger levels in many bordering districts.

On October 3, several residents were forced to move out of their waterlogged homes due to the excessive flooding in the Aurai block of Muzaffarpur

Several residents have erected tarpaulin sheets to create makeshift tents along the roadside in as temporary refuge.

Muzaffarpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said, "The water level has risen due to the increase in the Bagmati River's water level and breaches in dams at several locations in Sitamarhi and Sheohar districts. We are continuously monitoring this."

To support the flood affected people, community kitchens have been established in the most impacted areas.

"Community kitchens have been set up, especially in the two most-affected districts...They have also been set up wherever people have made a demand. People have asked for community kitchens near their houses, so that they need not commute," the District Magistrate said. (ANI)