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Bihar floods: Orange alert for 28 spots, Gandak water enters new Saran areas
Bihar floods: Orange alert for 28 spots, Gandak water enters new Saran areas
The Central Water Commission has issued an orange bulletin for 28 locations across Bihar as flood conditions worsen, with Gandak river water entering new areas in Saran district after embankments gave way on Friday, 2 October. The Ganges was flowing above the danger mark at nine spots including Danapur, Gandhi Ghat and Hathidah, at Gandhi Ghat in Patna the level was 49.69 metres, 1.09 metres above the danger mark.
In Saran, water from damaged embankments in Panapur and Maker blocks has spread into Karchaulia, Amanour, Jagdishpur, Maker and Parsa. Officials said several rivers fed by heavy rain in Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, including the Gandak, Ganga, Kosi, Bagmati and Ghaghra, are running above danger level, and embankments in seven districts including Saran, Gopalganj and East Champaran face extreme pressure on both banks.
The disaster management department has deployed 12 NDRF teams with 50 boats and seven SDRF teams with 36 boats in Saran. The Indian Air Force has already airdropped over 3,000 ration packets, with another 5,000 expected by evening. Twelve deer swept away by the Gandak in Muzaffarpur were rescued by villagers and forest officials.
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The orange alert for 28 locations shows Bihar’s river systems are under the same siege as earlier in the week, with the shift in Saran from a watch to an active breach confirming the danger has spread rather than receded. Officials concede both left and right embankments are under extreme pressure in several districts, meaning the flood wave that crossed into Bihar from Nepal and Uttar Pradesh has yet to peak. The relief machinery has scaled up, 12 NDRF and seven SDRF teams are in Saran alone, but the real test is whether the 5,000-odd ration packets the department expects to drop by Saturday evening will reach the new areas the water has just entered, where embankment damage may have made roads unusable.
Source: amarujala.com
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