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Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inspected the rising water level of the Ganga in Patna and directed officials to ensure public safety.
The state government has also approached the Indian Air Force for assistance in relief and rescue operations, he said.
The Gandak river continued to flow above its previous highest flood level (HFL) at several locations in Bihar on Thursday following heavy rainfall in Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, putting pressure on embankments, the Water Resources Department (WRD) said.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inspected the rising water level of the Ganga in Patna and directed officials to ensure public safety.
The state government has also approached the Indian Air Force for assistance in relief and rescue operations, he said.
At Dumariaghat in Gopalganj, the Gandak remained around 22 cm above its previous all-time HFL for nearly 36 hours.
At Revaghat in Saran and Lalganj in Vaishali, the water level also remained around 22 cm above the previous HFL for nearly 21 hours, the WRD said.
The situation has put extreme pressure on both the left and right embankments, it said.
A breach occurred in the right embankment in Panapur block of Saran district on Wednesday night, while a ring embankment of the Tirhut Main Embankment in Sahebganj block of Muzaffarpur district also breached, according to the statement.
“The Ganga is also flowing above the danger mark, creating backflow pressure in the Gandak and further aggravating the situation. Seepage and piping have been reported at several vulnerable points, where intensive flood-fighting and round-the-clock monitoring are underway,” it said.
Although the Gandak water level has started receding, it remains above the previous HFL and hydraulic pressure is expected to persist for the next 48 hours, the department said.
Other vulnerable locations remained safe and under control, it added.
Water levels in several other rivers, including the Bagmati, Burhi Gandak and Ghagra, continued to rise at a number of monitoring stations.
The Bagmati was rising at Benibad, where the water level reached 50.03 metres, 1.35 metres above the danger mark, while it was receding at Kataunjha.
The Burhi Gandak was rising at Khagaria, with the water level at 36.96 metres, 0.38 metres above the danger level.
The Ganga was also rising at Digha, Gandhi Ghat and Hathidah in Patna and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur.
At Gandhi Ghat, the water level stood at 49.67 metres, 1.07 metres above the danger mark, while Hathidah recorded 42.49 metres, 0.73 metres above the danger level.
At 8 am on Thursday, the Gandak discharge at Valmikinagar was 95,340 cusecs, down from 99,505 cusecs at 8 pm on Wednesday.
The Kosi discharge at Birpur fell to 46,743 cusecs from 67,564 cusecs, while the Sone discharge at Indrapuri Barrage declined to 1,02,100 cusecs from 1,14,000 cusecs during the same period.
The Gandak recorded its highest flood discharge of 2026 at 5,43,500 cusecs at Valmikinagar on September 28, while the Kosi’s peak discharge was 3,13,595 cusecs at Birpur on September 26.
During the day, the CM inspected the rising water level of the Ganga at J P Ganga Path here and directed officials to ensure the safety of people and maintain round-the-clock vigil.
He also inspected a dry ration packaging centre in the state capital and directed officials to ensure timely and proper distribution of relief materials among flood-affected people.
The relief packets contain flattened rice (chura), gram, sattu, sugar, spices, ORS, matches, candles and other essential items, officials said.
The materials will be air-dropped in flood-affected areas using two IAF helicopters, they said.
Choudhary reviewed the quality and contents of the packets at the packaging centre at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall and directed officials to ensure there was no laxity in the distribution of food and other essential supplies.
“The government is fully alert over the rising water levels in rivers and special monitoring will be carried out for the next 48 hours. Record water levels have been witnessed in the Ganga, Gandak and Sone rivers this year, despite Bihar receiving 32 per cent less rainfall than normal,” the CM said.
He said the government was fully prepared to deal with the flood situation and relief and rescue operations were underway for affected people.
Rising water levels in several rivers have affected low-lying areas in several districts, including Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, East and West Champaran, Gopalganj and Supaul.
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