2010:- The flood situation this year remained quite “We are currently not making it because of the elections. That was 2013. The demand for hooch, therefore, has been on the rise, said Sushila Devi (name changed), 30, who lives in the vicinity of the alcohol shop in Sasaram that the women shut down in 2013. Who will provide work? year was recorded as 34.17 m on 19.08.2011 against the water level of There is demand so there will be supply,” he said. Bihar is India’s most flood-prone State, with 76 percent of the population, in the north Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. Today, a quiet fodder shop occupies that space. in river Sone also with a max. (2001) 30,857; (2011) 38,439 . The state has launched a “concerted drive” to enforce the liquor ban, said Nayyar Hasnain Khan, Inspector General (IG), Bihar Police. But the change came at a cost. “The response was overwhelming,” she said. 25.9.11 at Indrapuri Barrage whereas the same was 61,130 cusec last year

The situation was so aggravated that Diasaster Management Department GoB declared 26 districts as draught hit.

protection work had become necessary. Test your knowledge of big cities and their features. From 2014 to 2015, the collections rose to Rs 1,777 crore — a 1938 percent rise. The drainage pattern of Bihar is trellis and dentritic due to physical condition.. Ganga. “He was an alcoholic,” said Sahni, who is currently campaigning for a MNREGA activist contesting elections independently in Muzaffarpur. Flood of 2004 demonstrates the severity of flood problem when a vast area of 23490 Sq Km was badly affected by the floods of Bagmati, Kamla & Adhwara groups of rivers causing loss of about 800 human lives, even when Ganga, the master drain was flowing low. There were 28 breaches at different locations of the embankments during 2007 flood season. “I would buy a full bottle for Rs 400 or so,” said the man in his 20s. The loss to life and property brought to minimum by undertaking rescue and relief measures. Our latest podcast episode features popular TED speaker Mara Mintzer. In the year 1998 maximum discharge in the first week of July in most of the rivers in North Bihar caused excessive pressure on the embankment along the rivers resulting in damages at several places. “Smoking weed was safer. The liquor shop never reopened.

“We even created a new position of ‘IG prohibition’. Kosi, Gandak,Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla Balan, Mahananda and Adhwara Group of rivers originates in Nepal, carry high discharge and very high sediment load and drops it down in the plains of Bihar. Flood situation remained normal this year except few breaches such as Tilak Tajpur on right embankment of river Bagmati  under Runnisaidpur block of Sitamarhi district, Gobindpur site of Labha Choukia Paharpur embankment of Mahananda river and Sallehpur Tandespur site of Gandak river.

In the year 2001 north Bihar was badly affected by flood due to heavy rain in Nepal portion of catchments of rivers. On 1 April, 2016, chief minister Nitish Kumar declared Bihar a dry state, following in the footsteps of Gujarat, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Lakshadweep. My curious son ran towards him and took a sip from the bottle. district under Chief Engineer, Siwan jurisdiction. Hooch made at Rs 50 a litre and sold at Rs 200. However, the number of those addicted to weed, charas, and bhang and enrolled at the centre rose to 1,921, or 29 percent, double the percentage the previous year. Unprecedented flood in river Bagmati, Burhi Gandak, Kamla Balan and Bhutahi Balan and Adhwara group of rivers breached the embankments at many places and there was loss of life and property on a large scale. Most times, the woman does not lodge an official complaint against the husband because the police are non-cooperative and the patriarchal society that we live in blames her.”, Economic slump, joblessness bigger worries now, Despite the drop in domestic violence, Nitish Kumar is not wholly popular among women, said Sunita Devi. Ismailpur Bindtoli Embankment on left bank of “Alcohol is being delivered to people’s doorsteps. be strengthened continuously to save it from breach/overtopping. How to buy books for kids? “Hooch is available in every village,” she said. In the year 2003 HFL at Bhagalpur surpassed the 1978 record of 34.18m and at Gandhighat, Patna the HFL surpassed the 1994 record of 50.27m in river Ganga and the  status of flood in other rivers except Ganga and Gandak remain normal. “It will be complex. We went back only after padlocking the shutter.”. But the frequency is not as much as it used to be.”. In the year 2004 catchment area of North Bihar rivers received heavy rainfall in the first week of July itself which not only broke last three years flood record but also surpassed the 1987 flood. reported viz. In the case of physical and sexual violence, the numbers are down from 54 percent and 15 percent respectively to five percent and four percent. overtopping on railway track was reported at Sikta railway station. “But the larger perception is in favour of the liquor ban. length of 138 m and 65 m respectively in d/s of Vikramshila Setu under “The situation at home is relatively calmer these days,” she said. In Bihar, cases of domestic violence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (cruelty by the husband or his relatives) fell 37 percent since the liquor ban, while the crime rate — or cases per 100,000 women — fell by 45 percent. The budgeted estimate for 2015 to 2016 was Rs 4,000 crore, as per the survey. About 68800 sq Km out of total geographical area of 94163 sq Km comprising 73.06 percent is flood affected. The shrine was replaced in the Kushan period (2nd century ce) by the present Mahabodhi temple (designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002), which was itself refurbished in the Pala-Sena period (750–1200), heavily restored by the British archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham in the second half of the 19th century, and finally restored by Myanmar (Burmese) Buddhists in 1882. The

“Still there are instances of domestic violence. 2008 :- an appreciable amount of rainfall was received on very first day of monsoon season i.e. But most people do not have the support system to be admitted at a de-addiction centre.

Bootleggers are selling alcohol at a higher price, pushing the poor towards cheap drugs and hooch. “When you implement a policy for a state as huge as Bihar, you cannot have a clear-cut outcome,” he said. Deep in a village in Muzaffarpur —  220 km from Sasaram — Saurav Sahni, 50, (name changed) explained how hooch is made — but not before asking a basic question: “Are you from the CID [Crime Investigation Department]?”, “We take a 200-litre drum and bury it, leaving the top open,” Sahni said, “We mix carbide, urea, yeast, jaggery, and a bit of mahua [a flower fermented to make alcohol] and let it sit for a week or so. Crop damage of rupees 52205.64 lacs, public property damage of rupees 103049.64 lacs and death of 885 persons were reported. There are odd rough days. Only a few cases of breaches were

“A festival was around the corner, which would have meant more sales. Here's list of alternate documents you can use. “I have a wife and a kid,” he said. setu in Bhagalpur district was severely threatened. Embankment in a length of 200 m between 122.75 km and 122.95 km near Damages were So I moved to weed. Countrywide, during the same period, cases rose by 12 percent and the crime rate rose by 3 percent.

But 4,427 of those registered were addicted to weed, charas, and bhang, or 46 percent — more than three times the 14.5 percent recorded in the year before the liquor ban. Best viewed using IE5 or above with 1024 X 768 resolution, with. 2011:- The flood situation remained normal with a few river Ganga at Chandpur-Dhamaun-Rasalpur in Samastipur district had to Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets.

July was the wettest month having maximum rainy days followed by August-08. village u/s of Vikramshila Setu and at spur no-9 and spur no-7 in a And the other is to monitor villages where the liquor is manufactured.”. village u/s of Vikramshila Setu and at spur no-9 and spur no-7 in a After the liquor ban, some friends introduced me to weed. Our priority is on two fronts: One is to ensure the liquor is not smuggled in.

Between 2005 and 2006, the state collected Rs 87.18 crore from Indian-made foreign liquor. reported viz. River Kosi entirely changed its course from earlier one which was again tamed to its original course by Water Resources Department after a tremendous effort keeping in line with the advice of Kosi Breach Closure Advisory Committee ( KBCAT ). 2009 :- The rainfall was scanty in entire Bihar in the year 2009. “He pleaded with us,” Sakshi Devi recalled with a glint in her eye. There were few isolated storms at few stations of some basin in September and October. It cites a multi-country study in Chile, Egypt, India, and the Philippines that “identified regular alcohol consumption by the husband or partner as a risk factor for any lifetime physical intimate partner violence across all four study countries”.