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The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Saturday, with the number of affected persons rising to nearly 48 lakh across 15 districts, reported PTI.
With several rivers flowing above the danger mark, the Water Resources Department has cautioned against sudden and rapid riverbank erosion. Officials have been directed to monitor the situation and ensure any incident of erosion is reported promptly.
The districts that are affected by the floods are Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Buxar, Samastipur, Munger, Katihar, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Purnia, Madhepura and Araria.
Approximately 47.9 lakh persons have been affected in 575 gram panchayats across 87 blocks of the districts. The count of affected persons was 47.3 lakh on Friday evening.
The state has received 104.1 mm of rainfall in September, about 27% above normal, PTI quoted unidentified officials as saying.
This, coupled with rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal, has caused several streams and rivers to swell.
At 6 am on Saturday, the Ganga river at Sultanganj in Bhagalpur was flowing at 36.4 metres, 1.9 metres above the danger level, said the disaster management department.
The water resources department said that rivers Gandak at Dumariaghat, Kosi at Baltara and Kursela, Burhi Gandak at Khagaria, Ganga at Digha, Gandhi Ghat, Hathidah, Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon and Munger, Punpun at Sripalpur, Bagmati at Benibad, and…
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