Several districts of Bihar are under threat due to incessant rains in Nepal. Floods and rains have wreaked havoc here. Rivers are touching the danger mark or flowing at many places in the border districts. Nepal has never seen this much rain since 1968. It has been raining continuously since September 27 in Nepal. A record 6,61,295 cusecs of water was released from Kosi Barrage Virpur on Sunday due to heavy rains in Nepal. About the same amount of water has been released in the Gandak barrage.
Due to this, rivers like Kosi, Gandak Bagmati, Budhi Gandak, Kamala Balan and Mahananda and Ganga have flowed in Bihar. The water level of these rivers has increased significantly. These rivers are flowing above the danger mark. The record release of water from Kosi Barrage Virpur has affected more than 16.28 lakh people in 13 districts, who are already battling floods due to heavy rains. In 1968, 7.88 lakh cusecs of water was released from Kosi Barrage Virpur. At that time too there was devastation in many districts of Bihar.
Flood Warning!🚨
Due to heavy rains in Nepal, 6,61,295 cusecs of water was released from Kosi Barrage, Virpur this morning, the highest since 1968.
Teams of water resources department and district administration are ready day and night to protect lives and property from flood disaster. Please also be careful.
Kosi barrage pic.twitter.com/ub2gz4a8Xm
— Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (@VijayKChy) September 29, 2024
These 13 districts of Bihar are in the grip of floods
This time also the situation is almost the same. The waters of these rivers (Kosi, Gandak and Ganga) have entered the low-lying areas of West and East Champaran, Gopalganj, Araria, Supaul, Katihar, Purnia and many other districts. On Saturday morning, 780.3 mm of rain was recorded in various parts of Bihar. Rains are still continuing in some districts of Bihar.
The state government has declared alert for many districts of Bihar. On the other hand, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains and warned of flood risk in some parts of the state. At present, around 13 districts along the banks of the Ganges, including Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Bhagalpur, are under flood-like conditions.
Floods and rains wreaked havoc in Nepal
On the other hand, the number of people who lost their lives due to floods, rains and landslides in Nepal has increased to 148. 55 people are missing, while 101 people are injured due to floods, landslides and waterlogging. Life has come to a standstill in many parts. Many highways and roads are blocked, hundreds of houses and bridges are washed away. Hundreds of families have been displaced. Thousands of commuters are stuck at various places due to road block. At least 322 houses and 16 bridges were damaged. Around 3,626 people have been evacuated to safe places. Sources said that more than 20,000 security personnel have been deployed to protect people.
Devastation due to floods and rains in Nepal!
What is the Nepal connection to Bihar floods?
Rains in Nepal cause floods in Bihar because the plains of Bihar are adjacent to Nepal. Many rivers flow from Nepal to Bihar including Kosi, Gandak, Budhi Gandak, Kamala Balan, Bagmati. Whenever it rains in Nepal, water from the rivers there starts coming to Bihar. About seven rivers of Nepal meet in the Kosi, which wreaks havoc in Bihar every year, hence the Kosi is also called the sorrow of Bihar. East Champaran, West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria Kishanganj districts of Bihar are adjacent to Nepal. Currently, these districts are also in the grip of floods. Here too, flood waters have entered the low-lying areas.
