PATNA: Altogether 900 folks died because of lightning strikes in Bihar within the final two and a half years.
Of them, 459 folks died in 2020, 280 in 2021 whereas 161 folks died because of lightning strikes within the state up to now within the present 12 months, a catastrophe administration division’s senior officer knowledgeable CM Nitish Kumar throughout a gathering in Patna on Friday.
Altogether 74 folks died because of lightning within the state in June 2022, the official mentioned.
Alarmed over frequent incidents of deaths in lightning strikes, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday requested officers to put in lightning arresters in any respect authorities buildings as early as doable by launching a particular drive in each city and rural areas throughout the state.
Chairing a high-level assembly to evaluation the current incidents of lightning strikes at ‘Sankalp’ corridor of the CM residence right here, Nitish additional requested officers to inspire most building-owners to put in lightning arresters at their personal buildings.
The CM mentioned the lightning arresters can be put in in any respect college buildings, panchayat buildings, all authorities buildings situated at block and sub-division headquarters and all different authorities buildings in each city and rural areas throughout the state.
Stressing the necessity of constant a nonstop consciousness drive concerning the lightning strikes in a complete means in each city and rural areas, Nitish requested all district magistrates (DMs) to take care of vigil of their respective jurisdiction and make folks conscious and alert concerning the lightning strikes.
State’s catastrophe administration division’s secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal knowledgeable the CM that altogether 161 folks died because of lightning strikes within the state up to now within the present 12 months.
Agarwal mentioned Bihar reported a decline within the variety of lighting deaths within the present calendar 12 months in comparison with the earlier two years because of the ongoing consciousness drive, as 459 folks had died in 2020 whereas 280 in 2021.
Giving the break-up of deaths in June month of three years (2020 to 2022), Agrawal mentioned a complete of 144 folks died because of lighting strikes in Bihar in June 2020. The quantity declined to 92 in June 2021 and 74 in June 2022.
“Equally, a complete of 158 folks died because of lightning strikes in Bihar in July 2022. The dying toll was decreased to 70 in July 2021. This 12 months, 39 deaths have been reported up to now within the month of July,” Agarwal mentioned on the evaluation assembly.
The CM additional requested the officers to share the warnings concerning the doable lighting strikes via quick messaging service (SMS) additionally to all of the elected representatives of the three-tier Panchayati Raj Establishments.
“An ex-gratia monetary help of Rs 4 lakh is paid to the dependent of the one that dies because of lightning strike,” Nitish mentioned and requested the officers, particularly DMs, to make out there this fee on time to the dependent of the deceased.
Of them, 459 folks died in 2020, 280 in 2021 whereas 161 folks died because of lightning strikes within the state up to now within the present 12 months, a catastrophe administration division’s senior officer knowledgeable CM Nitish Kumar throughout a gathering in Patna on Friday.
Altogether 74 folks died because of lightning within the state in June 2022, the official mentioned.
Alarmed over frequent incidents of deaths in lightning strikes, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday requested officers to put in lightning arresters in any respect authorities buildings as early as doable by launching a particular drive in each city and rural areas throughout the state.
Chairing a high-level assembly to evaluation the current incidents of lightning strikes at ‘Sankalp’ corridor of the CM residence right here, Nitish additional requested officers to inspire most building-owners to put in lightning arresters at their personal buildings.
The CM mentioned the lightning arresters can be put in in any respect college buildings, panchayat buildings, all authorities buildings situated at block and sub-division headquarters and all different authorities buildings in each city and rural areas throughout the state.
Stressing the necessity of constant a nonstop consciousness drive concerning the lightning strikes in a complete means in each city and rural areas, Nitish requested all district magistrates (DMs) to take care of vigil of their respective jurisdiction and make folks conscious and alert concerning the lightning strikes.
State’s catastrophe administration division’s secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal knowledgeable the CM that altogether 161 folks died because of lightning strikes within the state up to now within the present 12 months.
Agarwal mentioned Bihar reported a decline within the variety of lighting deaths within the present calendar 12 months in comparison with the earlier two years because of the ongoing consciousness drive, as 459 folks had died in 2020 whereas 280 in 2021.
Giving the break-up of deaths in June month of three years (2020 to 2022), Agrawal mentioned a complete of 144 folks died because of lighting strikes in Bihar in June 2020. The quantity declined to 92 in June 2021 and 74 in June 2022.
“Equally, a complete of 158 folks died because of lightning strikes in Bihar in July 2022. The dying toll was decreased to 70 in July 2021. This 12 months, 39 deaths have been reported up to now within the month of July,” Agarwal mentioned on the evaluation assembly.
The CM additional requested the officers to share the warnings concerning the doable lighting strikes via quick messaging service (SMS) additionally to all of the elected representatives of the three-tier Panchayati Raj Establishments.
“An ex-gratia monetary help of Rs 4 lakh is paid to the dependent of the one that dies because of lightning strike,” Nitish mentioned and requested the officers, particularly DMs, to make out there this fee on time to the dependent of the deceased.