Bihar flood situation serious, 16.85 lakh people affected across 11 districts

The flood situation in Bihar remained serious on Sunday as rising water levels in several rivers affected nearly 1685 lakh people 1685 million across 11 districts of the state even as relief and rescue operations are being carried out continuously by the administration in the affected areasAccording to official figures the flooding has affected 61 blocks and 300 gram panchayats across 11 districts Authorities have intensified relief measures to provide food shelter and other essential assistance to people impacted by the floodsAs part of the ongoing relief operations 80 community kitchens are currently functioning in the floodaffected districts So far around 121 lakh people have been provided meals through these centres In addition one relief camp is operational providing accommodation food medical assistance and other essential facilities to 326 floodaffected peopleTo provide immediate relief to affected residents authorities have distributed around 45900 polythene sheets and 11700 dry ration packets so far To facilitate the evacuation and movement of people in floodhit areas a total of 1158 boats are currently being operated across the stateIn view of the possibility of further flooding 27 State Disaster Response Force SDRF teams and seven National Disaster Response Force NDRF teams have been deployed in different districts to undertake rapid relief and rescue operationsAccording to Water Resources Department data recorded between 8 am and 9 am on Sunday the Ganga remained above the danger mark at several major locations in BiharAt Buxar the Ganga was recorded 008 metres above the danger mark although the water level was showing a declining trend At Dighaghat in Patna the level was 154 metres above the danger mark while at Gandhighat it was 196 metres above and at Hathidah 174 metres above the danger mark The water level at Gandhighat was stable while Hathidah recorded a rising trendAt Munger the Ganga was 051 metre above the danger mark and continued to rise At Sultanganj the level was 201 metres above the danger mark while at Bhagalpur it was 065 metres above it The river also remained above the danger mark at KahalgaonMeanwhile in Prayagraj and Varanasi the Ganga remained below the warning level The water level was rising in Prayagraj while a declining trend was recorded in VaranasiBarrage discharge data showed that at 9 am on September 6 the Sone Barrage at Indrapuri was releasing 227739 cusecs of water with the flow showing a declining trend The Kosi Barrage at Birpur recorded a discharge of 168400 cusecs which remained stable The Gandak Barrage at Valmikinagar was releasing 129000 cusecs with the discharge also reported to be stableMeanwhile the Bihar Meteorological Service Centre has forecast light to moderate rainfall at several places across the state over the next two days Heavy rainfall is also possible at some locationsIn view of the possibility of further rainfall and a corresponding rise in river water levels authorities have been kept on alert to undertake relief and rescue operations The state government and district administrations are closely monitoring the situation in floodaffected areas with relief materials boats and rescue teams being deployed as requiredThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever