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Please see message below: ======= We are in process of distributing 1,000 sets of TERAFIL water filters among the victims of Bihar flood affected areas for supply of drinking water. These filters can provide at least 50,000 litres of clean drinking water every day, which can be operated without electricity by the victims easily, like any other candle filters.

The NRSA and the Govt of India is working together to provide near real time data on the current flood situation in Bihar by using satellite imagery.

WaterAid India's northern regional office and the Government of Bihar's Department of Disaster Preparedness are carrying out a disaster preparation programme in five districts of Bihar - Muzzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samsastipur and Sitamarhi .

The field report below, dated September 6th, by a team including Ms. Medha Patkar, finds that rescue operations are ongoing and thousands of people are still stranded:

UPDATE ON THE FLOOD SITUATION IN BIHAR

• Image and Content Courtesy: FMIS & Govt of Bihar Disaster Management Department .
• The Disaster Management Department of the Govt. of Bihar has a website providing detailed analysis, statistics related to the current flood situation.

India Development and Relief Foundation's mission is : " to support volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, healthcare, and welfare, without regard to religion, caste or creed.

• Asha for Education  is a well-known group of individuals working on education and other issues.
• Asha's Varanasi chapter is accepting donations for flood relief work: Click here .

Karmayog has compiled an extensive listing of organisations that are working in the flood areas and are accepting donations. See Here

North Bihar has a long history of flooding.Through a series of posts here, we will attempt to explain the background of flooding in Bihar and what are the root causes.