Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is devastated by the death of 33 people due to thunderstorm and lightning in 16 districts of the state. The CM has expressed his deep condolences to the affected families. Along with this, instructions have been given to give an ex-gratia grant of four lakh rupees to the dependents of the deceased immediately.

Let us inform that due to thunderstorm and thunderstorm on Thursday, 7 in Bhagalpur, 6 in Muzaffarpur, 3 in Saran, 3 in Lakhisarai, 2 in Munger, 2 in Samastipur, Jehanabad, Khagaria, Nalanda, Purnia, Banka, Begusarai, Araria, Jamui, Katihar And one person has died in Darbhanga. On this, the Chief Minister said that he is with the affected families in this hour of disaster. The Chief Minister has directed to give an ex-gratia grant of Rs.4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased immediately.

Early assessment of damage caused by storm and thunderstorm

The Chief Minister has also directed to make an assessment of the house damage and crop damage caused by storms and thunderstorms. He has said that the disaster management department and the agriculture department should provide assistance to the affected families at the earliest by making the assessment of home damage and crop damage assessment without delay. The Chief Minister has instructed the officials that if the traffic has been disrupted due to the falling of trees due to the storm, then get it started immediately.

Appeal to stay at home in bad weather

CM Nitish Kumar has appealed to the people that everyone should take full vigil in bad weather. Follow the suggestions issued by the Disaster Management Department from time to time to prevent thunderstorms in the event of bad weather. Stay at home in bad weather and stay safe.

There is a possibility of rain in all the districts of Bihar today. Moderate to heavy rainfall may occur in some districts. Today there is a warning of heavy rain in four districts of North Bihar, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, and Darbhanga. Also, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in 18 districts. An appeal has been made to the people of these districts to be careful regarding this. On Sunday, only seven districts of Bihar received rain.

The 18 districts of North Bihar and South Bihar where thunderstorms and moderate rainfall are likely are East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Buxar, Bhabua, Rohtas, Aurangabad, and Arwal are included. There is a possibility of thunderstorms with rain in all the areas of these districts.

On the other hand, light or moderate rainfall may occur at most places of Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, and Saharsa in Northeast Bihar. Light rain and lightning are likely to occur at one or two places in 13 districts of south-central and southeast Bihar. These districts include Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Bhagalpur, Munger, Banka, Jamui and Khagaria.

Most rain in Kishanganj

On Sunday, Kishanganj received the highest rainfall of 14.4 mm. Light rain has occurred at one or two places of Purnia, Katihar, Araria, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, and Begusarai. The highest temperature on Sunday was 37.8 degrees Celsius in Buxar. Aurangabad was in second place where the temperature was recorded at 37.7 degrees. The average temperature in all the districts including Patna, and Gaya was between 34 and 37 degrees. The lowest temperature was recorded in Saharsa at 32.5 degrees Celsius.

people will get relief from the heat

According to the Meteorological Center Patna, the flow of east and southeast wind remains up to 1.5 km above the surface in the whole of Bihar. Its speed is about eight to 10 kilometers per hour. Simultaneously, an East-West trough is passing from the cyclonic circulation area formed over North-West Rajasthan to the Bay of Central West Bengal at 1.5 km above sea level through East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and South Odisha. With the rains, people will get relief from the heat.