Bihar’s Floods and Embankment Breaches: Governance, Transboundary Rivers and the Case for an Independent Inquiry
Amid floods in several districts of Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP from Buxar Sudhakar Singh wrote to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday, seeking an independent inquiry into widespread flooding and embankment breaches. He also asked for a review of spending on embankment construction and maintenance and for action against erring officials and engineers. He…