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Aftermath of rain fury in Bihar keeps people in Jharkhand on tenterhooks

JAMSHEDPUR: The heavy rain in Patna and other parts of Bihar last weekend is giving sleepless nights to near and dear ones of city residents in neighbouring Jharkhand.


Most of them are worried about their kin due to lack of communication. In large parts of Patna and other parts of rain-hit Bihar , electricity connection is yet to be restored so people are unable to charge their mobile phones as a result they are not in a position to contact their kin living elsewhere.



Saurabh Sinha, a CRPF personnel posted in Mousaboni in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, is unable to contact his aged parents living in Patna.

Sinha talking to TOI on Wednesday lamented that he could contact his parents last on Saturday, when the flood waters had already inundated large parts of the first floor of their two-storied house in Rajendra Nagar area. He said: "His parents both in their 70s lived alone in Patna”. Sinha added, 'After water started entering the residential areas, power was cut after which resulted in lack of water supply as pumps cannot be operated".

Sinha, who had planned to visit his parents during the Durga Pujas along with his family is quite doubtful of his trip as he doesn’t know to reach his native place.

Dinesh Bharati, a teacher in an ICSE-affiliated school in Jamshedpur, held similar views as he too had planned to visit his native place in Patna during the coming Durga Puja holidays. His elder brother, who works in Patna GPO and lives in their ancestral home in Gardanibagh area is bearing the flood fury. Dinesh said: "Though water has receded in many parts of Gardanibagh but his house is still under water”.

Ramesh Sharma, an employee in state-run MGMMCH in Jamshedpur, had booked train tickets for Patna where his younger sister lives. The Sharma family had planned to spend their puja holidays with their kins living in Langar Toli area of Patna but after rain playing havoc there, they are not sure whether it will be right to visit them now as they themselves were suffering.

Sharma’s brother in-law, who is state government employee in Patna, had informed them in their last conversation on Sunday that after the floods essential commodities like drinking water, milk and vegetables had become scarce commodities. His kin have expressed concern of spread of various diseases as drain water had mixed with flood water. They have expressed concern over snake bite too as the situation after sunset is very scary.

Sonia Singh, a Tata Steel official, was planning to visit his parents living in Danapur area during the pujas. She is now spending sleepless nights as she could not contact her parents after Sunday. She is hopeful that floodwater recedes soon and power is restored so that she can speak to her parents and go to Danapur during the pujas.

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