With four rivers flowing above danger level, the threat of flood looms large in parts of north Bihar.
The State meteorological department, meanwhile, has predicted that heavy rain would continue till July 2.
Rivers Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla Balan and Mahananda were flowing above danger level at many places on Monday, threatening to inundate several parts of north Bihar districts such as Muzaffarpur, Katihar, Purnia, Jhanjharpur in Madhubani and Sitamarhi.
About 15 lakh people of more than 350 panchayats have been facing the devastation of floods mainly due to the surge in Ganga, Burhi Gandak and Punpun. Besides Patna, other districts reeling under the floods are Buxar, Bhojpur, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Munger and Saran.
The Flood Management Information System (FMIS) of the state government has also issued a forecast of light to moderate rain in different river basins of the state over the next two to three days.
As many as 13 teams of the NDRF and 14 teams of the SDRF have been deployed in sensitive areas of districts such as Katihar, Purnia, Araria, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, East Champaran, Nalanda, Saran, Bhagalpur, Madhubani, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Saharsha, Madhepura and Buxar, said a senior official of State Disaster Management Department.
“Besides, some home guard personnel too have been deployed there to make villagers aware of how to protect themselves in the time of flood and COVID-19,” said the official not wanting to be named.
“Though, situation is under control now, with heavy rain in catchment areas of Nepal and in the State as well, the threat of flood looms large in these areas of north Bihar districts,” he added.
