Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar chaired a high-level meeting, participated by elected representatives including Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, where deliberations were held on the recent catastrophic waterlogging that followed three days of heavy rainfall.

Apart from Prasad who represents Patna Sahib in the Lok Sabha, former Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav who is the MP from adjoining Pataliputra, Rajya Sabha member R K Sinha and city Mayor Sita Sahu also attended the meeting held on Thursday. Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, members of the state cabinet including Nand Kishore Yadav - the road construction department minister who is also the Patna Sahib MLA - participated in the meeting. MLAs and MLCs representing Patna and top officials led by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar were also present there.