Patna, Nov. 4 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary Wednesday met former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his residence and briefed him on the Centre's initiative to undertake silt management in the state's rivers, following a long-standing demand raised by Kumar.
Choudhary informed Kumar that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had been signed with the Centre for the removal of around four lakh cubic metres of silt from various rivers in Bihar. The initiative is expected to help mitigate floods and prevent soil erosion in agricultural areas.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Choudhary said Kumar had been consistently advocating river silt removal for several years. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union R...