Flood warning in 13 districts of Bihar.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in some parts of Bihar on Friday. It has warned of the threat of flash floods in 13 districts of the state in the next 24 hours. According to the IMD bulletin, West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Vaishali, Patna, Jehanabad, Madhubani and Bhojpur districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall.
The Meteorological Department has warned that there is a risk of flash floods in these districts in the next 24 hours, the intensity of which is expected to be low to moderate. Keeping in view the latest forecast of IMD, the State Disaster Management Department (DMD) has asked the administration of these 13 districts to be on alert mode and take all preventive measures to control the situation.
Flood warning in 13 districts of Bihar
The IMD has written to the District Magistrates of these 13 districts on Friday in this regard. As many as 376 panchayats in about 12 districts along the banks of river Ganga in Bihar are under flood-like conditions and about 13.56 lakh people living in low-lying areas have been affected by rising water levels. A large number of people have been evacuated from the low-lying areas of these districts and brought to flood relief camps. These 12 affected districts include Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Munger, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar.
According to information provided by the Water Resources Department on Friday, neighboring Nepal has been experiencing continuous heavy and unpredictable rains since September 27, resulting in unexpected floods in rivers like the Gandak during the next 48 hours. , Kosi, Mahananda etc. are likely to originate from Nepal.
6 lakh cusecs of water will be released from Gandak Barrage
According to the forecast released by the Water Resources Department’s Flood Management Improvement Support Centre, Patna, 6 lakh cusecs of water will be released from the Valmikinagar-based Gandak Barrage and 6.81 cusecs from the Virpur-based Kosi Barrage during the midnight of September 27-28. 28 September 2024 at 12:00 PM. One lakh cusecs of water is likely to flow, which will be close to the maximum water flow ever.
A meeting was held regarding flood preparations
In view of this possible situation, a high-level meeting was held at the departmental level under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, in which Engineer-in-Chief, Flood Control and Drainage and Engineer-in-Chief, Engineer-E. Headquarters and other senior officers were present. During the high-level meeting, the preparations were reviewed and necessary decisions were taken considering the gravity of the situation.
