The Bihar Water Resources Department has directed district authorities and police to remain alert and undertake precautionary measures after the River Ganga's water level rose by 10 cm amid heavy rainfall, raising the threat of inundation in low-lying areas across the state.
The water level at the Gandhi Ghat gauge site in Patna was recorded at 50.53 metres at 10 am on Saturday, well above the danger mark of 48.60 metres. The river is also flowing close to its highest flood level of 50.52 metres, and officials have warned that a new HFL could be established at the site.
"The forecast is that the Ganga water level at Gandhi Ghat is likely to rise further to 50.62 metres by 8 am on Sunday. People have been advised to exercise caution," the department said.
District-level flood management teams have been instructed to maintain continuous patrolling in vulnerable areas, while several other rivers, including the Gandak, Kosi, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Punpun and Ghaghra, are also flowing above the danger mark amid heavy rainfall in Bihar and neighbouring Nepal. The department has asked all district magistrates and superintendents of police to alert people living on the river-facing side of embankments and ensure continuous patrolling by special teams.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas, directed officials to identify affected families for timely relief, and ordered continuous monitoring of vulnerable embankment stretches from Buxar to Bhagalpur. The government has deployed 27 State Disaster Response Force teams and nine National Disaster Response Force teams, with low-lying areas of Patna, Vaishali, Bhojpur, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Purnea, Madhepura, Saharsa and Katihar among the worst affected.
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