PATNA, Sept. 16 -- The state government on Tuesday rolled out a financial relief drive, disbursing Rs.579.23 crore directly into the bank accounts of over 800,000 flood affected households in 15 districts. Chief minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the direct benefit transfer initiative at the "Sankalp Sabhaghar" in the state capital, thereby crediting Rs.7,000 as immediate ex-gratia assistance to each of the 8,27,472 identified families. The push comes at a critical juncture as swirling waters continue to displace rural communities and swamp agrarian belts across the state. The scale of the devastation remains immense, with the deluge upending the lives of close to 50 lakh residents across 2,642 villages, 88 blocks, and 136 urban wards spread over 15 districts. Vast stretches of fertile countryside have turned into inland seas, submerging over 55,000 hectares of prime farmland and delivering a crushing blow to standing crops. The Chief Minister also instructed district authorities to rigorously cross-verify recipient rosters and set a strict one-week deadline to enroll any eligible families left out of the financial net. Reaffirming his administration's commitment, Choudhary declared that multi-agency relief operations will persist without pause until complete normalcy returns to every inundated pocket. With Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan scheduled to arrive on Wednesday to survey the damage, field officials have been instructed to finalize comprehensive ground assessments swiftly to fast-track supplementary financial assistance from the Centre. The urgency on the ground reflects alarming hydrologic data from the Central Water Commission, which confirms that major trans-boundary rivers continue to swell dangerously above warning thresholds. The Ganges is breaching the red mark at key points including Digha, Gandhi Ghat, Hathidah, Bhagalpur, and Kahalgaon. Further inland, the Gandak at Dumariaghat, Kosi at Baltara and Kursela, Burhi Gandak at Khagaria, Punpun at Sripalpur, Bagmati at Benibad, and Ghaghra at Darauli are all violently overflowing. High discharges persist along frontier structures, with the Birpur barrage recording an outflow of 1,66,105 cusecs in the Kosi, the Valmikinagar barrage releasing 79,700 cusecs with an upward trend, and the Son's Indrapuri barrage logging 77,965 cusecs. This massive surge has inundated vast ribbons of land across Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Begusarai, Samastipur, and Katihar. In response, emergency response mechanisms have been mobilised on a war footing, deploying 27 State Disaster Response Force units and 10 National Disaster Response Force teams equipped with 1,344 rescue boats to evacuate marooned hamlets. Over 11,500 displaced citizens have been relocated to 13 relief camps offering shelter and healthcare, while 1,042 community kitchens have served more than 1.47 crore hot meals to date. To mitigate misery in waterlogged camps, authorities have distributed over 4.12 lakh polythene sheets, 77,791 dry ration parcels, and 16,506 quintals of cattle fodder. With meteorologists forecasting light to moderate rainfall over the next 48 hours, monitoring teams remain on round-the-clock vigil....