Education Minister and Baikunthpur MLA Mithilesh Tiwari visited the affected areas amid the grim flood situation in Baikunthpur assembly constituency of Gopalganj district of Bihar. The minister took stock of several flood-affected areas including Banjaria, Dumaria, Gamhari and interacted with the villagers present on the spot and listened to their problems.
Mithilesh Tiwari inquired about the relief and rescue arrangements being made to the flood affected people. He also inspected the community kitchen and inspected the arrangements being made for food being provided to the flood victims. The Minister directed the officials to ensure timely supply of adequate and quality food to the affected people and ensure that there is no negligence in relief operations.
Farmers’ crops damaged by floods
Regarding the damage caused to the crops of the farmers due to the floods, the Education Minister said that he has spoken to Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary over the phone to get the compensation including crop damage to the affected farmers soon. The Minister said that the government is working to provide all possible assistance to the flood-affected families and farmers. He also directed the administration to continue relief work in the affected areas.
Floods caused by dam cutting
During this time, the villagers complained to the minister that anti-social elements cut the dam, due to which the flood water spread rapidly and people are facing problems in many areas. Taking the complaint of the villagers seriously, Mithilesh Tiwari assured a high-level inquiry. He said that if any person is found guilty in the investigation, action will be taken against him as per rules.
Byte – Mithlesh Tiwari, Education Minister of Bihar Government
Help will be provided to flood-affected people
Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari claimed that the concerned engineer was suspended within just 11 hours of the incident of embankment breach. Further proceedings are underway in the matter and the process of fixing responsibility is underway, he said. The minister said that the government and administration are standing with the people in this difficult time of floods. The priority of the government is to provide relief to the affected families, to provide compensation by assessing the crop damage to the farmers and to restore normalcy in the region at the earliest after the floods.
