Incessant rain in the last couple of days took a huge toll on modes of surface communication, livestock, property as it brought life in north-western part of Jharkhand to a standstill on Friday. In Chatra district two persons trying to cross a river between Navadih-Panatih area situated between Hunterganj block of Chatra and Sherghati block of Bihar were washed away by the current of the water.
local residents said that the seasonal rivers have swelled up to their maximum and in the border area of Jharkhand-Bihar flood like situation has developed. Since phone lines are not working the two persons’ identity could not be revealed. Chatra MP Sunil Kumar Singh took stock of the situation and when he came to know that due to heavy rain and flood like situation many examinees failed to appear in today’s exam, he requested the VC of VBU to consider about the situation. VC has assured him to take re-exam.
In Palamu Deputy Commissioner Ameet Kumar said, “In the last night rain one portion of Tarhassi bridge on the river Amanat was washed away.” This bridge stands now in two parts. The gush of water between the two parts of this bridge is too turbulent and this is the second such bridge to have got split by rain waters in Palamu in a span of eight years.
The Tarhassi bridge falls under Panki assembly constituency and was opened to public transportation when Videsh Singh was the MlA of this constituency. Sources said fingers were raised over its quality of construction as this bridge looked fragile from the very beginning said sources.
Similar reports of damage of diversions on NH 75 are pouring in from Kajree side.
Meanwhile, in Garhwa, heavy rains have left a trail of destruction as reports of extensive damage to crops and washed away of several bridges, dams are pouring in from areas including the otherwise rain-shadow in the region.
According to reports due to heavy rain that washed away of two bridge situated on the the Koyal river and Danro river. Rain washed away the bridge on Koyal river near Manjhiaon and on Danro river near police line at District headquarter.
Most of the villages situated on the bank of the rivers have got disconnected from the rest of the district due to heavy rain . Besides this rain also washed away several culvert and damaged several houses were damaged in the district. As uprooted trees fell widely on electric lines, supply was disrupted in many parts Power supply at several places.
About 200 houses are partially and fully damaged in heavy rainfall in the district. The rain in the last two days, accompanied by winds, has dashed the hopes of many farmers, the standing paddy crops have been damaged with some places reporting rainwater flooding the fields.