Droughts and Floods

WaterAid India's northern regional office and the Government of Bihar's Department of Disaster Preparedness are carrying out a disaster preparation programme in five districts of Bihar - Muzzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samsastipur and Sitamarhi .

The field report below, dated September 6th, by a team including Ms. Medha Patkar, finds that rescue operations are ongoing and thousands of people are still stranded:

UPDATE ON THE FLOOD SITUATION IN BIHAR

• Image and Content Courtesy: FMIS & Govt of Bihar Disaster Management Department .
• The Disaster Management Department of the Govt. of Bihar has a website providing detailed analysis, statistics related to the current flood situation.

A presentation from Megh Pyne Abhiyan analyzing the floods.

India Development and Relief Foundation's mission is : " to support volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, healthcare, and welfare, without regard to religion, caste or creed.

• Asha for Education  is a well-known group of individuals working on education and other issues.
• Asha's Varanasi chapter is accepting donations for flood relief work: Click here .

Karmayog has compiled an extensive listing of organisations that are working in the flood areas and are accepting donations. See Here

North Bihar has a long history of flooding.Through a series of posts here, we will attempt to explain the background of flooding in Bihar and what are the root causes.

Courtesy: biharfloodrelief2008.blogspot.com