The flood situation is fast improving in Bihar with no fresh casualty in the past 24 hours and the number of relief camps reduced to half at 54.
The toll in this year stands at 514 for the past three days. The water level is receding at several places. More than 1.7 crore people spread across 19 districts of the state have been adversely affected by flood this year.
Meanwhile, donations worth Rs 43.03 lakh were made in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. State Rural Works Minister Shailesh Kumar handed over a cheque for Rs. 1.01 lakh to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.