Limitations in Bihar’s flood relief likely due to budget constraints
More than 1.6 million (16.61 lakh) people in 11 districts of Bihar have been affected by the floods this year that started in June. Of these, 110,000 (1.10 lakh) people…
Articles by Pushyamitra
मैं स्वतंत्र पत्रकार लेखक हूं। पटना में रहता हूं। बिहार के विकास सम्बंधित विषयों पर लिखता हूं।
Farmers, near Bagmati river in Bihar, pick fertility of land over safety from floods
The Bihar government has been facing opposition, from locals, to the embankment project on River Bagmati. People of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga district have been protesting against the project since 2012.…
Bihar farmers take up makhana farming to cope with weather uncertainties
In recent years, farming of traditionally grown crops like corn and rice in Bihar, has been hit by weather uncertainties and recurring floods. Some farmers, however, have turned the crisis…
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