Bihar floods: Toll rises to 29 as state govt requests IAF for two helicopters to airdrop food packets, medicines in affected areas
FirstpostThe death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday Patna: The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday. The state government has requested the Indian Air Force for two helicopters for lifting and airdropping food packets and medicines, in the flood-affected areas of the region. pic.twitter.com/iNdPb4SrZM — ANI September 30, 2019 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday afternoon visited the severely flooded areas of the state capital and issued necessary instructions to the officials for resolving the issue. Earlier while speaking to media in Patna, the Chief Minister said, “There has been heavy rainfall in some areas since yesterday and water in Ganga River is rising constantly.