Ganga, Kosi Rivers In Spate After Nepal Releases Water, 16 Lakh People Affected The affected districts include Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Samastipur, Begusar

Bihar is faced with severe flooding due to heavy rainfall. Authorities have issued a flood alert, closed schools in East Champaran, and initiated emergency control measures to monitor embankments and manage the crisis.

Bihar government has issued flood warnings in parts of the states after heavy eater discharge from birpur barrage. know more details.

Authorities from Nepal released 5.40 lakh cusecs of water in Gandak barrage from their side till 7 pm on Saturday and 4.99 lakh cusecs of water in Kosi barrage, he added.

A total of 5.7 cusecs of water was released from Birpur Barrage on Kosi River till noon, the highest in the recent past.

The Bihar government has issued a flood alert for northern and central regions following the release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages. Over 16.28 lakh people in 13 districts are already affected by heavy rains and rising river levels.

Patna: Thirteen districts in Bihar have been put on high alert after Nepal released 10.5 lakh cusecs of water from the Kosi and Gandak barrages. This has led to the breaching of several dams and caused many rivers in Bihar to overflow on Saturday.

The Bihar government has sounded an alert for floods along swollen rivers such as Kosi, Gandak and Ganga in northern and central parts of the state following the release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages on Saturday,

Multiple districts in Bihar have been put on high alert after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted heavy rain and warned of potential flash floods in parts of the state, officials reported on Saturday.

An alert has already been sounded in several districts of Bihar as the IMD predicted heavy rain and warned of low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of the state.