Patna. After the rise in the water level of the Ganga River, flood situation has arisen in the villages situated on the banks of the Ganga in Patna, Bhagalpur, Munger. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday took stock of the rising water level of the Ganga River around Patna by road. He inspected the rising water level of the Ganga River from Digha Ghat to Kangan Ghat of JP Ganga Path. During the inspection, the Chief Minister stopped at Kangan Ghat, Gandhi Ghat and Krishna Ghat of JP Ganga Path and saw the condition of the areas around the Ganga River and took detailed information from the officials. The Chief Minister also took information about the approach road under construction at Krishna Ghat connecting Ashoka Rajpath to JP Ganga Path and directed to complete the construction expeditiously.
During the inspection, the Chief Minister instructed the District Magistrate of Patna to remain fully alert and keep all preparations in mind keeping in mind the rising water level in the areas along the river Ganga. During the inspection, the Chief Minister reached Hajipur via Gandhi Setu and took stock of the flood relief camp set up in Hajipur. The Chief Minister interacted with the people living in the flood relief camp and took detailed information about the arrangements there and gave several instructions to the officials. While instructing the officials during the inspection, the Chief Minister said that the Water Resources Department should be fully alert and do continuous monitoring. Keep a close eye on the possible situations in the low-lying areas where water is rising. He said that the Disaster Management Department should do continuous monitoring so that people do not face any problems. The disaster victims have the first right on the government treasury.