While talking to the media at the Mahatma Gandhi Ghat, the Chief Minister said that the water level of the river Ganga is rising and further rise has also been predicted.
Patna pounded by heavy rain; Bihar Assembly, Deputy CM Renu Devi s house inundated
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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2021, 02:32 PM IST
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Synopsis Several parts of Patna, including Bihar assembly premises and the residence of deputy chief minister Renu Devi, were inundated on Saturday following heavy rain that began to pound the city since the previous evening.
Premises of ESIC Hospital in Patna partially submerged in water following heavy rainfall. (ANI photo)
Several parts of Patna, including Bihar assembly premises and the residence of deputy chief minister Renu Devi, were inundated on Saturday following heavy rain that began to pound the city since the previous evening.
As predicted, extremely heavy rains have lashed many parts of Bihar and West Bengal during the past 24 hours. The remnant of cyclone Yaas, a depression over Bihar and Jharkhand continued the storm fury and flooded some parts with a copious downpour.
The remnant of cyclone Yaas is not yet over and done with and more heavy rains accompanied with strong winds are expected in the next 24-48 hours over Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas crossed Odisha coast south of Balasore and moved northwest to reach last posts of the state yesterday.