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Floods in Bihar Destroyed 7.54 Lakh Hectares of Agricultural Land This Year -Manoj Singh

-TheWire.in

Since independence, floods in Bihar have affected 2.24 million hectares of agricultural land in all, and precipitated losses worth Rs 768.38 crore between 1953 and 2017.

Patna: Every year, floods wreak havoc in Bihar, causing extensive losses and deaths. This year, 7.54 lakh hectares of agricultural land has been destroyed. In 2018, the same figure was only 0.34 lakh hectares, and even last year was 2.61 lakh hectares. In fact, since independence, floods in Bihar have affected 2.24 million hectares of agricultural land in all, and precipitated losses worth Rs 768.38 crore between 1953 and 2017.

These numbers were obtained from answers provided by the Centre in response to questions posed by MPs in the Lok Sabha between 2019 and 2020.

The districts most affected by the floods this year were Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, Samastipur and Saran. They had been facing flood-threats due to surging water levels in the Gandak, Boorhi Gandak, Bagmati, Lakhandei rivers, as well as the Adhwara group of rivers. The pressure from floods also destroyed half a dozen embankments along the Gandak and Boorhi Gandak rivers.

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