Purnea, April 1 -- Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal criticised the former state government's (RJD) handling of flood relief funds and claimed that a significant portion of funds intended for flood relief and infrastructure development had gone unaccounted for.

He pointed out that Rs 200 crore was allocated for flood relief, and the Mahananda Basin Project 15 years ago was unaccounted for, leaving people to suffer from recurring floods.

Jaiswal praised the central government's recent allocation of Rs 11,000 crore for the Kosi-Mechi Link Project, which aims to provide farmers with irrigation benefits and offer a long-term solution to flood management.

"Fifteen years ago, funds were allocated for flood relief, but nobody knows where the ...