Patna: The India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Friday forecast heavy rainfall in components of Bihar, and warned of low to reasonable “flash flood danger” in 13 districts over the subsequent 24 hours.
Heavy rain is probably going in West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Vaishali, Patna, Jehanabad, Madhubani and Bhojpur districts, it stated in a bulletin.
These districts are on the danger of “low to reasonable flash floods within the subsequent 24 hours”, the Met Division stated.
The Catastrophe Administration Division (DMD) has requested the administration of the districts to stay on alert, and take preventive measures within the wake of the forecast.
The division has additionally written to the 13 district magistrates on this regard.
Round 12 districts located alongside the Ganga, together with Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger and Bhagalpur, are already experiencing a flood-like scenario within the state, and practically 13.5 lakh folks dwelling in low-lying areas have been affected by rising water ranges of rivers, following torrential rainfall, officers stated.
Numerous folks from the affected districts have been evacuated and dropped at reduction camps, they stated.
In the meantime, the Bihar Water Sources Division (WRD) has sounded an alert for flood in areas alongside the swollen Kosi and Gandak rivers.
The water degree of a number of rivers has been rising throughout the state, following steady rainfall over the previous two to 3 days, the officers stated.
“Incessant rainfall in catchment areas of Nepal has additionally led to rivers touching or flowing above the hazard degree at a number of locations within the bordering districts. Maintaining the gravity of the scenario in thoughts, the authorities in Bihar will raise some gates at Valmikinagar barrage on the Gandak river within the intervening night time of September 27 and September 28, and launch 6 lakh cusecs of water, the very best within the current previous,” a bulletin issued by the WRD stated.
The authorities may even launch 6.81 lakh cusecs of water round 12 midday on September 28 from the Kosi Birpur barrage, it stated.
