Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts
More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone
Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging
It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season
Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks
Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …
Early, repeated floods wreaked havoc on north Bihar farms
Large tracts of standing crops in villages across the Gandak basin destroyed in successive deluges over 50 days since mid-June
What happened to India’s flood management plan?
There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …
Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system
Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead
Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar
State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers
Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods
The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019
In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats
The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas