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Purnia, 23 September (HS). A team led by MLA Shankar Singh and SDO visited the flood affected areas on Monday to take stock of the situation. The team inspected several panchayats in the areas which have been affected by floods for the last three months and found that the normal life of the people has been completely disrupted.
The floods that started in July started receding in the first week of September but rose again rapidly from the second week due to the storm in the Ganga river. This has affected about 10 panchayats, including Bhauwa Prabal, Koyali Simda Purab, Koyali Simda Paschim, Gorier Patti Shrimata, Vijay Lalganj, Vijay Mohanpur, Kamp, Nathpur, Dobha Milik and Bhikhna. Due to the floods, not only the crops in the lower areas but also in the upper areas have been submerged. About a dozen schools have been submerged, disrupting the education system. Traffic has come to a complete standstill in many villages and people are facing difficulty in commuting due to lack of boats.
CO Shivani Surabhi said that efforts will be made to open the road by laying bricks by morning to restore traffic on Anjhari Topda road. MLA Shankar Singh visited Koshkipur and Simda area by boat and said that he has spoken to the DM. The DM has assured flood relief after investigation. The MLA said that due to the rise in the Ganges, the flood has taken a terrible form this time. The survey of crops has already been done. He said that the life of the people has become hellish and there is a need for immediate flood relief. During this, dozens of flood victims including Mukhiya Pavitri Devi, former Mukhiya Vivekanand Singh, Deputy Mukhiya Suman Kumar were present.