Bihar Flood : Heavy rains in Nepal have caused flood havoc in Bihar. There is a threat of flood in more than 12 districts of the state. More than 2 lakh population of 20 blocks of these districts are troubled by the devastation of floods. This situation can worsen further. River embankments have broken in many places. The districts along the India-Nepal border have been affected the most. The embankment of the Bagmati River in Madhkaul village of Sitamarhi district is on the verge of breaking. On the other hand, due to excessive pressure of water on the Gandak River in West Champaran, the embankment located on the left bank of the river in the Bagaha-1 block was damaged, due to which flood water also entered the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) of West Champaran district. This has posed a threat to the wildlife there.

The water level of these rivers increased.

The State Water Resources Department (WRD) said that due to the unexpected rise in the water level of the Bagmati River and the increasing pressure of water, leakage was reported at many places on the left and right embankments of the Bagmati River in Belsand, Parsauni, Bargainia and Rasalpur blocks of Sitamarhi district and Piprahi, Puranhiya and Shivhar blocks of Shivhar district, which were immediately repaired. This year's maximum water level was also recorded in other rivers of Bihar. The water level at the Jhanjharpur measuring point of the Kamla Balan River was recorded at 52.10 meters, which is 2.10 meters above the danger mark. The water level at the Gowabari measuring point of the Lalbekia River was recorded at 72.70 meters, which is 1.55 meters above the danger mark. The water level of the Mahananda River at Taiyabpur and Dhegraghat measuring points has been recorded as 66.81 m and 37.22 m respectively, which is 0.81 m and 1.57 m above the danger mark respectively. The embankments and structures of Kamla Balan, Lalbekia, and Mahananda rivers are safe.

6.61 lakh cusecs of water were released on the Kosi river

According to WRD, the water level in small rivers has decreased on Sunday but the flood situation remains serious in many districts and more than 16 lakh people have been affected. There is no news of anyone's death so far. A total of 6.61 lakh cusecs of water was released from Veerpur Barrage on Kosi river till 5 am, which is the highest in 56 years.

According to the latest bulletin of the State Water Resources Department, the last time the maximum water was released from this barrage was in 1968, i.e. 7.88 lakh cusecs. Similarly, 5.62 lakh cusecs of water were released from the Valmikinagar Barrage built on the Gandak River till 10 pm on Saturday. This is the highest water after the 6.39 lakh cusecs released in 2003. As a precaution, traffic has been stopped near the Kosi Barrage.