Monday , December 23 2024

Flood in Ganga river in Bihar, highway turned into bats, 5 dead, 12 lakh affected | News India

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News of heavy rain and floods in Bihar. The water level of Ganga, Son and its tributary rivers in Bihar continues to fluctuate. In some areas, the water level of Ganga has decreased while in some places it has increased. The water level of Ganga has decreased in Buxar, Ara, Patna and Hajipur. Whereas, an increase in the water level of Ganga has been observed in Bhagalpur, Munger, Lakhisarai and Begusarai.

One to one and a half feet of water is flowing on Munger-Bhagalpur National Highway-80. Ganga is flowing 55 cm above the danger mark. Ganga water has spread in six talukas of Bhagalpur district, Gopalpur, Ismailpur, Nathnagar, Sabour, Kahalgaon and Sultanganj. Vegetable and maize crops in the fields have been submerged.

Five people have died due to drowning in flood waters in Bihar. Smita Kumari has died in Khutha Chetna Tola of Diara. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha reached Barhiya and inspected the relief camp. 12.67 lakh people in 12 districts have been affected by the floods in Bihar.

The Ganga river is flowing 1.16 meters above the danger mark at Patna's Diya Ghat and 1.51 meters above the danger mark at Gangi Ghat. In Katihar, Ganga, Kosi, Kari Kosi, Barandi rivers are flowing above the danger mark. Flood water has entered five panchayats of Manihari. Due to the flood, academic work is being disrupted in 21 universities of the district.

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. The Kedarnath walking path has collapsed.

15 meters of the Kedarnath walking path has broken. Due to which the traffic to Kedarnath has been closed since Saturday evening. More than five thousand pilgrims returning after darshan were safely taken to Gaurikund via an alternative route.

Madhya Pradesh received 1063.3 mm of rain from June 1 to September 22, which is 15 percent more than the annual average. For the first time in the last 18 years, the rainfall has exceeded the annual average.