Bhagalpur, Sept. 16 -- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the flood situation in Bihar this year has "broken all records", with a large area affected and around 50 lakh people impacted, while assuring that the Central government will provide all necessary support to the state.

Chouhan, who visited a flood relief camp at Government Polytechnic College in Bhagalpur district along with Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to meet flood-affected people, said relief and rescue operations were being carried out effectively under the state government's leadership.

"The flood this year has broken all records. A large area has been inundated, affecting about 50 lakh of the population. We also saw crop and house damage at sev...