Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday visitedthe flood relief camps set up at Krishna Memorial hall here and said that allrelief efforts are being made for the affected people in the city. "We areextending every possible relief effort to the people affected by the floods inthe city. We are doing everything we can. No one is sitting idle. This is anatural calamity which was magnified by climate change," Kumar told mediapersons outside the camp.

He said that pumps are also being brought to drain the waterfrom the city. Narrating the situation in Bihar, the Chief Minister said,"Over 12 districts were affected by a flash flood in July this year. Afterthat, several parts of the state were hit by drought. Now, several districts areaffected by swelling of Ganga river and amid that heavy rains caused floods inPatna."

He said that the state government has been dealing witheverything to its best capability. When asked about his response on thecasualties due to the floods, Kumar said that floods happen in many parts ofthe country and around the world. "Is water in some parts of Patna theonly problem we have? What happened in America?" he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, water also entered into the residence ofstate Health Minister Mangal Pandey in Patna. On Monday, Bihar Deputy ChiefMinister Sushil Modi and his family were bailed out by National and StateDisaster Response Forces (NDRF) as they were stranded after flood-water burstinto their house.

Five NDRF teams have been deployed in Rajendra Nagar andKankarbagh areas of Patna to assist people facing difficulties while Indian AirForce helicopters are dropping relief material to the flood-affected areas ofthe state. According to the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, at least40 people have died in the state due to floods so far.