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[13] 2017 Flood has broken 9-Year record of deaths In Bihar. [14] [15] Bihar is India's most flood-prone State, with 76% of the population in the North Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. [16] Devastating flood was caused due to excess heavy rainfall in monsoon season.
Monsoons hit South Asia every year between June and September, but the 2017 monsoon season was far worse than average, [5] bringing flooding and associated landslides of unusual severity. Experts called the floods the worst in South Asia in decades and a threat to long-term food supplies due to ruined farmland. [ 6 ]
A recent fact-finding report on the Kosi floods of 2008 – prepared by a civilian organization, the Fact Finding Mission on the Kosi, composed of various experts such as Sudhirendar Sharma, Dinesh Kumar Mishra, and Gopal Krishna – highlighted the fact that although India has built over 3000 km of embankments in Bihar over the last few decades, the propensity for flooding has increased by 2. ...
Jokihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area. Overview
2013 Bihar flood; 2017 Bihar flood; 2024 Koshi flood; B. 2007 Bihar flood; J. 2024 Jivitputrika tragedy
The flood affected over 2.3 million people in North Bihar. [22] The flood killed 250 people and forced nearly 3 million people from their homes in North Bihar. [23] More than 300,000 houses were destroyed and at least 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) of crops were damaged. [23] Villagers in North Bihar ate raw rice and flour mixed with polluted ...
The economy of Bihar was projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4% during 2012–2017 (the 12th Five-Year Plan). Bihar has experienced strong growth in per capita net state domestic product (NSDP). At current prices, per capita NSDP of the state grew at a CAGR of 12.91% from 2004 to 2005 to 2014–15. [133]
[7] [18] By 8 August, an estimated 10 million people in Bihar had been affected by flooding. [10] Army helicopters delivered food packets to Bihar residents and 180 relief camps were set up. By 10 August, aid workers in Bihar said the number of people with diarrhoea had jumped dramatically [20] and by 11 August, flood deaths were still ...