Integrated approach to tackle north Bihar floods

By Our Staff Correspondent

PATNA, APRIL 10.The Centre has decided to take up with Katmandu the perennial problem of floods in north Bihar, after relations are normalised with neighbour in a fortnight, in a bid to formulate an integrated approach to save the people of the region.

The Centre has also decided to set up a committee of engineers to find a solution to another problem.

While the Ganga remains dry for the most part of the year, the erosion of its embankments during monsoon not only floods villages, but also poses a threat to rail track, national highways and Government Undertakings.

The decisions were taken after a meeting between the Union Water Resources Development Minister, Dr. C.P. Thakur, and his Bihar counterpart, Mr. Jagdanand Singh, here today. Dr. Thakur maintained that the External Affairs Ministry had issued instructions not to hold talks with the Himalayan Kingdom in the wake of the hijacking of an Indian airlines aircraft last December, but said relations were likely to be restored in the next fortnight.

The Centre has accepted the State's suggestion to tackle the flood problem. The integrated approach includes raising and strengthening of the embankments of the Lalbakeya, Kamla, Bagmati and Khando rivers.

For proper coordination between the two countries, Delhi will open offices in Nepal.

The State Government pointed out that the State had been suffering damage each year to the tune of Rs.1,200 crores- Rs.2,000 crores.

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