The impact of heavy rains in Nepal is now visible in Bihar. Many rivers of the state including Gandak, Kosi and Narayani are in spate. Due to the fierce form of Gandak, the flood situation has become very serious in many districts. Water pressure on Valmikinagar Gandak Barrage is increasing. On the morning of 28 September, 5,43,500 cusecs of water was released from Gandak Barrage. This heavy water is now causing havoc in West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran, Muzaffarpur and Vaishali districts. At around 2 o'clock on Monday night, the embankment broke in Phuliyakhad Panchayat of Bairiya block area of Bettiah. More than half a dozen villages of Nautan and Bairia blocks have been submerged due to dam breach. According to the information given by the Water Resources Department, even after record water discharge from Gandak Barrage, the pressure is not reducing. The water flow remained more than 5 lakh cusecs for 13 hours and more than 4 lakh cusecs for 32 hours. The department said that between September 26 and 27, there has been heavy rainfall in the border districts of Gandak River in Bihar like West Champaran, East Champaran and Gopalganj, due to which the water level of the river downstream of Gandak Barrage has already increased significantly. Due to rain, the water level of Gandak in Bagaha reached 91.25 meters, which is the highest record till date. Due to high flow of water, embankments have broken at two places (Khairatwa village of Bagaha and Fuliyakhad village of Bairiya block). Apart from this, a part of the embankment has also broken in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, due to which the low-lying areas have been flooded. Teams of Water Resources Department and District Administration are engaged in relief and repair work on the spot. Considering the seriousness of the situation, 4 special teams led by executive engineers from the headquarters have been sent to Bagaha, Bettiah, Motihari and Gopalganj. However, Tuesday morning has brought relief. Today, a decline in water level and discharge has been recorded in Gandak Barrage and Devghat area of Nepal, which has brought relief to the residents and administration of low-lying areas. According to water resources data, there has been a decrease in the discharge from Gandak Barrage this morning. The upstream and downstream discharge from the barrage was recorded at 2,12,200 cusecs at 5:00 am and 6:00 am on September 29, while the upstream water level of the barrage remained stable at 357.00 feet and downstream water level at 354.80 feet.
