New Kerala reports that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has set up a 'Special Task Force' to assist the state administration in its massive relief and rehabilitation work for millions of flood victims in north Bihar. Click here ..A slideshow from the BBC depicts the human tragedy and the staggering scale of the floodsThe Hindu carries a call by M. S. Swaminathan raising the issue of generating An Action Plan for Bihar to combat the current situationNDTV has an extensive coverage of the situation online. With several articles dealing with the issue, the most heartening news being that the remotest areas are being reached by the armyNews on expatriate tech workers joining together to provide aidReports also cover the plight of survivors who have been moved to DelhiAlso the grass roots response of migrants to the Bihar flood situationThe circle of life continues as flood victims succumb to hunger and more hope is born each day (2 links): Link1, Link2Karmayog has details about NGO's working in the flood affected areas and also acts as a message board.The Times of India has a dedicated section to the Bihar story with regular updatesThe role of instant noodles in rescue effortsCritical times for the BrahmaputraFood riots in flood hit areas
New Kerala reports that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has set up a 'Special Task Force' to assist the state administration in its massive relief and rehabilitation work for millions of flood victims in north Bihar. Click here ..A slideshow from the BBC depicts the human tragedy and the staggering scale of the floodsThe Hindu carries a call by M. S. Swaminathan raising the issue of generating An Action Plan for Bihar to combat the current situationNDTV has an extensive coverage of the situation online. With several articles dealing with the issue, the most heartening news being that the remotest areas are being reached by the armyNews on expatriate tech workers joining together to provide aidReports also cover the plight of survivors who have been moved to DelhiAlso the grass roots response of migrants to the Bihar flood situationThe circle of life continues as flood victims succumb to hunger and more hope is born each day (2 links): Link1, Link2Karmayog has details about NGO's working in the flood affected areas and also acts as a message board.The Times of India has a dedicated section to the Bihar story with regular updatesThe role of instant noodles in rescue effortsCritical times for the BrahmaputraFood riots in flood hit areas