2016 Bihar hooch tragedy 2016 Bihar hooch tragedy The 2016 Bihar hooch tragedy killed 16 people on 16 August 2016 in Gopalganj town of Bihar, India. The victims had consumed "hooch" (spurious liquor) and complained of nausea and stomach ache. Prohibition on country-made liquor was imposed in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar led state government on 01 April 2016. On the night of 15 August 2016, some people in Khajur Vani locality in Gopalganj town consumed country-made liquor "(hooch)" and began suffering from stomach pain and vomiting. After being rushed to hospital for treatment, five people died by late evening and overnight eight more
Bihar distance inside Nepal and to the north of Bihar, the mountains influence Bihar's landforms, climate, hydrology and culture. Central parts of Bihar have some small hills, for example the Rajgir hills. To the south is the Chota Nagpur plateau, which was part of Bihar until 2000 but now is part of a separate state called Jharkhand. Bihar has notified forest area of , which is 7.2% of its geographical area. The sub Himalayan foothill of Someshwar and the Dun ranges in the Champaran district are another belt of moist deciduous forests. These also consist of scrub, grass and reeds. Here