PATNA /
Alarmed by frequent deaths caused by lightning in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday directed officials to install lightning tracker technology used by Andhra Pradesh, which predicts thunder and lighting in an area half an hour in advance.
Addressing a function on disaster management, the chief minister said that the technology would be helpful in minimising damage by alerting citizens in advance of thunder and lightning in an area. Mr Kumar also promised to bear the cost of the installation of the technology from Chief Minister’s Relief fund.
More than 32 people had lost their lives early this month alone in lightning strikes in various parts of the state.