Bihar Flood News: Rivers rise and fall, administration on alert over dam

Bihar Floods: Bhagalpur. The water level of rivers in Northeast Bihar is fluctuating. All the rivers, big and small, are in flood. The rising water level in Kosi in Subpal has flooded several villages between the banks and flooded roads and bridges in many areas. A person drowned while crossing a river in Kishanganj area. The affected people claim that the boat did not run and no relief was provided. Ganga water level rise: The Ganga water level in Mungar has increased by 32 cm in the last 24 hours. The Ganga is likely to rise by four to five centimeters per second. The water level of the Ganga was measured at 33.27 meters at 4 pm on Monday. The danger mark of Ganga at Munger is 39.33 meters and the warning level is 38.33 meters. Due to heavy rains, Mani, Dangri, Garra, Akahia and Mahane and other rivers of Haveli Kharagpur constituency are inundated. Fields in some areas are submerged as water seeps out of the damaged section of the canal near Ladui village. Rising in Mahananda, the water level has crossed the red mark and all the rivers in Kishanganj are below the danger level. The Mahananda and Kanagai rivers are inundated. Flood water has entered many houses. Soil erosion also occurs in some areas. A youth drowned while crossing Kurra Dhar in Bahadurganj constituency. The water level of Mahananda river in Katihar has crossed the red mark. The river is flowing 12 cm above the danger level in Dabol and 21 cm in Assamnagar. The water level of Ganga rose by 14 cm and in Kosi by 17 cm. The flow of river Kosi increased around 4 pm on Monday. Out of the 56 gates of this barrage, 39 gates are raised and discharged. The water flows over the safety dam near Gauripatti village in Saraigarh. The road connecting Kuran Village in Periya Manj and Sadar Block has been cut. After continuous decline in river level, the pressure is at four points at 26.40 km spur of East Pahotan Dam on Nepal Division and 10.00, 16.30 and 16.98 km spur of East Kosi Dam on Indian Division. Virpur and Varun Kumar, Chief Flood Control Engineer in the villages in the inner reaches of the dam, said: The dams of both the sections were inspected till night. There is no pressure anywhere except these four points. After the leak increases, the water is safely drained. Both sections are safe. The effects of the release of about four lakh cubic feet of water from the dam on Sunday were visible in villages located within the East Kosi dam in Saharsa. Water has started flowing into the embankment on Pelahi-Birjain road. Water has also reached many houses. Rivers have receded and water has flooded many fields in Mathepura. People are moving to safer places. In Araria, the water in Bagra, Nuna and Burman rivers is decreasing slightly. In Chikti block, Nuna and Bagra rivers are receding, while in Jogihat the water level of Bagra river has slightly increased. At present, Bhakra, Nuna and Burman rivers flowing through Sikhti, Balasi, Jogihat and Fourbesganj are full of water. Also Read: Patna airport: International flight service from Patna airport to start after 24 years Floodwaters are flooding half a dozen villages of Balasi block, which will soon get air service to these countries. At Singya in Sikhti block, an embankment built under MNREGA has broken up to about 15-20 feet due to water pressure from Nuna river. Singhia village is flooded. Many houses were submerged. At Baldhara in Khagaria, the Kosi again flows 73 cm above the danger mark. 58 cm above the danger mark near Bagmati, Santosh Sluice. The post Bihar flood news: Water in rivers rises and falls, administration alert about dams appeared first on Prabhat Khabar.