<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, the situation continues to be grim in flood affected areas of the state. The worst affected districts are Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Supaul and West Champaran. About 11 lakh people spread over ten districts  are reeling under the impact of flood. Relief are rescue operations are in full swing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Three helicopters of Indian Air Force are carrying out relief operations in flood affected areas. Over twenty thousand dry food packets along with essentials have been dropped among marooned people.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">22 teams of NDRF and SDRF have been pressed into service. About one lakh affected people have been shifted to safer places and 15 thousand people have taken shelter in 28 relief camps. 34 people lost their lives in flood related incidents.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Vehicular traffic has been disrupted. Train movements on Darbhanga- Samastipur and Narkatiaganj – Sugauli rail section of East – Central Railway has been suspended on the third consecutive day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Long route trains have been diverted on alternative routes. Major rivers including Bagmati, Burhi Gandak and Kamla Balan are flowing above danger marks. Ganga, Punpun and Ghagra are maintaining a rising trend. Met Department predicts heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Nepal and Bihar in the next 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">       </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a gratuitous relief of rupees six thousand to each flood affected family through direct benefit transfer.</span><br />

<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, the flood situation continues to be grim in affected districts. Over 6,50,000 people have been affected by floods in ten districts including Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Gopalganj and Muzaffarpur. The worst affected districts are Darbhanga,West Champaran and Supaul. </span><br />''<br />''Nine people have lost their lives in flood related incidents.<br />''<br />''Flood water is engulfing fresh areas following breach of South embankment of Triveni Canal in West Champaran. Similarly breach of Ring bandh of Burhi Gandak has further deteriorated in Sugauli areas in East Champaran. 19 teams of NDRF and SDRF have been deployed for relief and rescue operations in flood affected areas of the State. <br />''<br />''Over 25,000 people have been shifted to safer places so far.  Patrolling has been intensified along embankments to avert untoward incidents.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Water level of  Burhi Gandak, Bagmati and Adhwara group of rivers are flowing above the danger mark. The Met department has issued an for heavy rains in the  next 24 hours in the northern part of the State. </span>