The flood situation in Katihar district has turned grim with over 70,000 people have been displaced in two worst-hit Manihari and Amdabad blocks.
Katihar district magistrate (DM) Ashwini Datta Ray Thackeray conceded that the overall flood situation, particularly in these two blocks, was grim as over 70,000 flood-hit people were relocated. "We are fully alive to the situation and rendering all possible relief to the displaced persons," she said on Wednesday.
Although the Ganga and Mahananda appear to be receding, the process has been agonizingly...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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