Bihar Floods: Nepal admits the breach went unnoticed

BIHAR CRISIS: When workers went to repair the dam, they had a feud with local workers and the repair stopped.

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New Delhi: Nepal has now apologized for the breach in the Kosi River. Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav said that the breach was not noticed on time and that repair work was delayed.

“Nobody noticed the cracks in the beginning, when it was about to break a few people went there to repair it. However, they had a feud with the local workers and the work stopped, the next day the dam collapsed,” says Upendra Yadav

Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar has called for a meeting on Saturday afternoon with all NGOs and social health groups working in Bihar. About 2.4 lakh people have been rescued from the flood hit districts of Bihar.

One lakh people have been relocated to relief camps. Nearly 2.7 lakh people in 1,600 villages have been affected, thousands of them marooned on thin strips of dry land. Damaged roads and submerged railway tracks have hampered relief efforts.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised the delivery of 1,25,000 metric tons of grain to the region. The Punjab government has also pitched in to provide 1,200 tons of free fodder.

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