Bihar: NDRF says 'Orange alert regions under special surveillance'

National Disaster Response Force on Thursday has said that orange alert regions in flood-hit Bihar are under special surveillance. Director-General of NDRF, SN Pradhan, in a media statement said, "NDRF teams have been deployed in every region affected due to floods. situation is better in Patna and in or districts. We will continue this operation until it is required. regions for which we have received orange alert are under special surveillance. We will win in every way and try to provide relief to people."

IMD issues orange alert

NDRF and SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) have been deployed in city and are currently carrying out rescue operations. teams are rescuing locals who are stranded due to floods in Rajendra Nagar Area. IMD (India Meteorological Department) had issued an orange alert on October 2 for Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai and Khagaria districts for October 3 and 4.

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Death toll reaches 55 in Bihar

According to reports, death toll reached 55 in Bihar. Nearly 21.45 lakh people and 959 vills have been affected due to heavy rainfall. NDRF has evacuated more than ten thousand flood-affected people in Bihar since September 28. Indian Air Force helicopters are also dropping relief material to flood-affected areas. 

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Govt initiates fogging

Bihar Government also started fogging work in waterlogged areas to keep vector-borne diseases in check. district magistrate told ANI, "We have started fogging in all flood-affected areas and are especially in regions that were water-logged. Along with fogging, we are also spraying bleach. We have distributed bleach powder packets to people to use it inside ir homes."

Ravi Shankar Prasad visits flood-affected areas

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister and Lok Sabha Member from Patna, had visited flood-affected areas in Rajendra Nagar on Wednesday. leader interacted with officials and took te of status of relief work that is underway. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also visited flood-affected areas of Patna on Tuesday.

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(With inputs from ANI)