From 'Namami Gange' to 'NDRF Singh', floods rule Bihar baby names
August 31, 2016 18:21
Parents of newborns in relief camps of flood-swamped Bihar are naming their children after the river Ganga or even the National Disaster Response Force that has come to their help.
several babies were born in the relief camps an even on the rescue boats of the NDRF. And interestingly, in many cases the new mothers decided to name their child after the holy river.
Sarita Devi, a resident of Nakta Diara, who has taken shelter in a relief camp at Digha in Patna, delivered a male child. She has named the child as Gangesh.
NDRF commandant Vijay Sinha said during relief and rescue operations, dozens of pregnant women have been taken to safer place on boats. "It is our duty to help pregnant women in the time of distress," he said.
Little surprise then that in Bhojpur district a child has been named as NDRF Singh because of the help extended by the NDRF team.
According to official reports, 3.7 million people in 2,037 villages across 12 districts of Bihar have been affected by the floods. Nearly half a million people have been evacuated, including 3.03 lakh who have found shelter in relief camps set up by the government.
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