Patna: At least 22 people have died due to drowning in nine districts of Bihar in the last 24 hours. The Bihar Government has taken cognizance of the unfortunate event and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each affected family. The Chief Minister expressed condolences for these tragic losses and pledged to provide all possible assistance to the affected families.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, five people drowned in Bhojpur, four in Jahanabad, three each in Patna and Rohtas, two each in Darbhanga and Nawada and one in Kaimur and Aurangabad.
In Bhojpur, four girls and a woman drowned taking selfies during a bath on the banks of the Son river in the Chandi police station a
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