The Bihar government has sounded an alert for floods in northern, southern and central parts of the state following heavy discharge of water from Birpur and Valmikinagar barrages on Sunday, officials

Patna: The Bihar government has sounded an alert for floods in northern, southern and central parts of the state following heavy discharge of water from Birpur and Valmikinagar barrages on Sunday, officials said.

Bihar state officials have issued flood alerts across northern, southern, and central regions after record water discharges from Birpur and Valmikinagar barrages. Massive evacuation efforts are underway due to rising water levels in multiple rivers,

A total of 5.7 cusecs of water was released from Birpur Barrage on Kosi River till noon, the highest in the recent past.

Around 13 districts situated along the Ganga are already experiencing a flood-like situation. Nearly 13.5 lakh people living in low-lying areas have been affected by rising water levels of rivers, following torrential rainfall.

The Bihar government has put out a flood alert for 13 districts due to the rising water levels in the Kosi, Gandak, and Ganga rivers. This come after water was released from the Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages on Saturday. More than 16.28 lakh people, who are already grappling with flooding due to heavy rainfall, are likely to be affected.

The Bihar government has sounded an alert for floods along swollen rivers such as Kosi, Gandak and Ganga in northern and central parts of the state following the release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages on Saturday,

Multiple districts in Bihar have been put on high alert after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted heavy rain and warned of potential flash floods in parts of the state, officials reported on Saturday.

Patna: The Bihar government has declared an alert for floods along swollen Kosi, Gandak and Ganga rivers in northern and central parts of the state following the release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages,

PATNA: The flood situation in North Bihar has worsened due to continuous rainfall over the past few days. Ganga Rivers along with its tributaries are flowing above the danger level at several locations were exacerbated by heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal,