With many rivers overflowing in the north Bihar, villages near Darbhanga district have been submerged. Many families are forced to leave their homes and take shelter somewhere else as the monsoon rains continue to cause upheaval.
The areas near the Nepal border have been witnessing heavy rainfall since past few days, causing overflow in the rivers originating from the Himalaya region.On Monday, river Bagmati reached its highest flood level at Belsand in Sheobar district. Similarly, Kosi river also shows signs of crossing the danger level in Khagaria district.
Cheif Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with the crisis management group to curb the situation in the state.
Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar also addressed the issue and was quoted as saying: “The rivers Lalbakeya, Sikarahana, Kamla-Balan and Gandak have been in spate and rising alarmingly,” said officials. Villages like Puraniya, Bhawanipur, Baishkhawa, Mahuwahwa, Lohidiya in the Raxaul sub-division, Devapur, Jihuli under Pakridayal block, Piprasi, Bhitaha and Madhubani blocks of West Champaran districts have been inundated. A video also showed that the water has gushed into a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp near Jhandu in Bagaha sub-division. All officials and engineers have been put on high alert in view of likely rains in Nepal region…round-the-clock vigil is being maintained by officials.”
The Patna Meteorological Center, however, mentioned that the situtaion is under control now as the through line has shifted downwards and will shift down further in coming days. “Heavy rainfall can be expected only at isolated places in north Bihar over the next 24 hours…however, southwest monsoon has been active in Bihar and rainfall with thunderstorm would occur in all 38 districts till July 16,” said officials.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) is also actively working in controlling the situation. It has deployed several units in the flood-prone areas and has planned standby units if the situation worsens.