Patna: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar A total of 10 people of the state died in the recent incessant rains in Uttarakhand, said on Saturday. He said, all 10 people are from West Champaran District.
Talking to reporters, Nitish said, ‘We had received information about the death of three people from Bihar three days ago. Later we got information about the death of seven more people from the state.
He also said that the bodies of three people have reached their native place. West Champaran While the remaining seven bodies are likely to arrive on Saturday.
He said that senior officers of the state Bihar government And its Delhi-based Resident Commissioner was in regular touch with his counterparts in Uttarakhand and made all necessary coordination with the Uttarakhand administration to bring the bodies of Bihar residents.
Bihar CM further announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each from CM Relief Fund to the next of kin of all 10 people killed in heavy rains.
Nitish was talking to media persons after flagging off the campaign chariots of ‘Rabbi Maha-Abhiyan (2021-22)’ in front of the CM Secretariat here.
Responding to a question, Nitish refused to make any direct comment on the recent split in the opposition’s grand alliance, saying, “We are not interested in this matter.”
When a journalist asked about the arrival of RJD chief Lalu Prasad in Bihar amid the ongoing campaign for the assembly by-elections, the CM said that such questions should not be asked in this (government) programme.
Bihar Deputy CM Renu Devi, who hails from West Champaran district, in a statement appreciated the efforts made by the state’s Resident Commissioner Palka Sahni, West Champaran DM Kundan Kumar and officials of the Disaster Management Department to make necessary arrangements to bring the dead bodies to Bihar. Of. Resident of Uttarakhand.
Talking to reporters, Nitish said, ‘We had received information about the death of three people from Bihar three days ago. Later we got information about the death of seven more people from the state.
He also said that the bodies of three people have reached their native place. West Champaran While the remaining seven bodies are likely to arrive on Saturday.
He said that senior officers of the state Bihar government And its Delhi-based Resident Commissioner was in regular touch with his counterparts in Uttarakhand and made all necessary coordination with the Uttarakhand administration to bring the bodies of Bihar residents.
Bihar CM further announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each from CM Relief Fund to the next of kin of all 10 people killed in heavy rains.
Nitish was talking to media persons after flagging off the campaign chariots of ‘Rabbi Maha-Abhiyan (2021-22)’ in front of the CM Secretariat here.
Responding to a question, Nitish refused to make any direct comment on the recent split in the opposition’s grand alliance, saying, “We are not interested in this matter.”
When a journalist asked about the arrival of RJD chief Lalu Prasad in Bihar amid the ongoing campaign for the assembly by-elections, the CM said that such questions should not be asked in this (government) programme.
Bihar Deputy CM Renu Devi, who hails from West Champaran district, in a statement appreciated the efforts made by the state’s Resident Commissioner Palka Sahni, West Champaran DM Kundan Kumar and officials of the Disaster Management Department to make necessary arrangements to bring the dead bodies to Bihar. Of. Resident of Uttarakhand.
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