PATNA, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday reviewed the flood situations in the state and asked the officials to step up rescue and relief operations in the affected areas. With all major rivers currently in spate and monsoon rains complicating the miseries of the people, the CM emphasised the need for constant vigilance as rivers, including the Ganga, Kosi, and others, continue to swell, threatening lives, infrastructure and embankments across the state. So far, about 2.50 million people of 348 panchayats of 54 blocks across 10 districts have been affected by the floods. The flood situation continued to worsen due to heavy monsoon rains and rising river levels. According to the Central Flood Control Cell, water resources department (WRD), the Ganga river is flowing above the danger mark at multiple locations: Bhagalpur (34.86 meters, 1.18 meters above the danger level), Kahalgaon (32.04 meters, 0.95 meters above), Patna's Dighaghat (51.42 meters, 0.97 meters above), Gandhighat (50.09 meters, 1.49 meters above), Buxar (60.89 meters, 0.59 meters above), and Hathidah (42.96 meters, 1.20 meters above). Other rivers are equally critical, with the Kosi at Baltara (34.60 meters, 0.75 meters above) and Kursela (30.87 meters, 0.87 meters above), Burhi Gandak in Khagaria (37.87 meters, 1.29 meters above), Kamla Balan at Jhanjharpur (52.10 meters, 2.10 meters above), and Mahananda at Taiyabpur (66.81 meters, 0.81 meters above) and Dhengraghat (37.22 meters, 1.57 meters above). Floodwaters have inundated villages, disrupted road connectivity, and submerged urban areas in Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Munger, and Patna's Diara region. Bhagalpur's six blocks, including Kursela and Barari, are severely hit, affecting nearly 500,000 people, with NH-80 between Bhagalpur and Sultanganj closed due to waterlogging. A crocodile attack in a Nathnagar relief camp underscored the crisis's gravity. The state has deployed nine teams of SDRF and seven of the NDRF with 1,233 boats and 60 motor boats for rescue and relief efforts. Medical teams are tackling waterborne disease risks, though relief camps face overcrowding. The IMD's orange and yellow alerts for districts like East Champaran, Sitamarhi, and Patna, predicting heavy rainfall until August 16, signal potential further deterioration. CM Kumar's proactive oversight aims to mitigate the crisis as Bihar battles this severe flood emergency....