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Bihar flood: Many rivers including Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, Kamala Balan and Ganga are in flood condition. Water is visible everywhere on houses, roads, bridges and tall buildings. Due to this flood situation, there is now a situation of panic in 13 districts of Bihar and the lives of lakhs of people are in danger. The rivers coming from Nepal have wreaked havoc in Bihar.
The current situation is similar to the 2008 flood
At present, the situation in Bihar is similar to the flood of 2008, due to which there is fear among the people. According to government figures, due to severe floods in 2008, 526 people died and fields were washed away with sand and destroyed forever.
2-3 lakh cusecs of water was released from Nepal.
The danger is high. 6.61 lakh cusecs of water has been released from Birpur (Nepal) barrage on Kosi river, which is the highest in 56 years. Also, this is almost three times more than the year 2008. Therefore this time the danger is even greater.
13 districts badly affected
Officials said around 13 districts along the banks of the Ganga, including Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger and Bhagalpur, are already facing flood-like conditions and there is a danger of the river level rising after the torrential rains. Is. Due to which about 13.5 lakh people living in India have been affected. At present, a large number of people have been evacuated from the affected districts and taken to relief camps.
A team of 90 engineers is working around the clock
Water Resources Department teams are monitoring the coastal area 24×7 so that immediate action can be taken as soon as any danger is detected. Three chief engineers, 17 executive engineers, 25 assistant engineers and 45 junior engineers of the department are working 24×7 and are on high alert.
NDRF team also deployed
NDRF and SDRF teams are continuously working to normalize the flood situation in Bihar. According to the information, this time the rescue work was already being done on alert mode and people were also alerted. Now the relief news is that rain has stopped in Nepal, due to which the situation in Bihar may soon become normal.