Patna (Bihar) [India], November 8 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reaffirmed his government's commitment to building a disaster-resilient state, recalling how, before 2005, the state lacked any effective system for dealing with floods, droughts, and other natural calamities.

In a letter addressed to the people of Bihar, Nitish outlined two decades of reforms--from the creation of a dedicated Disaster Management Department and the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) to the establishment of relief camps, community kitchens, and modern flood-control infrastructure.

The Bihar CM also targeted the Rastriya Janata Dal ( RJD ) tenure before 2005, accusing it of "looting the government treasury."

"Before the year 2005, no work was done in the state to prevent disast

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