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Due to heavy rains in Nepal for the last two to three days, the danger of flooding is looming over Bihar. The water level of other rivers including Kosi, Gandak, Bodhi Gandak, Kamla Blan, Bagmati and Ganga has crossed the danger mark at many places. The gates of Birpur and Valmikinagar barrages had to be opened.
The Bihar government has issued an alert regarding floods in the central and northern regions of the state. After heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, Kashipara river is in flood and many areas of Ujjain are flooded. Also in Himachal 27 roads are closed due to rain. Bihar Water Resources Department Principal Secretary Santosh Kumar Mal said that due to rising water level of Kosi, all 56 gates of the barrage built on the river at Birpur had to be opened.
This is the first time since 1968 that all the barrage gates have to be opened. According to Mal, till 2 pm on Saturday, 5.31 lakh water was released from Birpur barrage, which is the highest in 56 years. Similarly, 4.20 lakh cusecs of water was released from Matach to Valmikingar till noon. Due to this, low-lying areas in many blocks of West and East Champaran districts were flooded.
People are already in distress in 12 districts along the banks of Ganga.
The Bihar State Disaster Management Department has already issued a flood warning in 12 districts along the banks of the Ganga due to the rain. These include Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger and Bhagalpur districts. More than 13.5 lakh people in these districts are already affected by floods and waterlogging due to excessive rains.
131 power supply stations were stuck in Himachal
Due to torrential rains in various districts of Himachal Pradesh, traffic has come to a standstill on 27 roads. The meteorological department has already issued a yellow warning for rain. Naina Devi recorded the highest rainfall of 84.2 mm. Officials said that 10 roads were closed in Kangra district alone due to landslides due to rain. 131 power supply stations were also damaged due to the rain. Due to this, power supply stopped in many parts and areas plunged into darkness. .
A five-year-old boy died while his mother and two younger brothers were injured after a house collapsed in Gujarat’s Dahood district due to heavy rains. The police said that the accident happened at three o’clock in the morning, when everyone was sleeping. The injured were admitted to the government hospital. Heavy rains also occurred in many districts of East and West Rajasthan.
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