Satish Aditya
Motihari : All the rivers including Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, and Lalbakeya are in spate and flowing above danger mark due to torrential rain during last three days in the foothills of Nepal and catchment area of East Champaran district in North Bihar. Swirling
waters of hilly rivers like Tilawe, Sarisawa, Bangari, Dudhaura, have also entered the low lying areas in the bordering villages in
Patahi, Dhaka, Chiraiya, Fenehara, and Madhuban blocks.
Road traffic has been disrupted between East Champaran and Sheohar district as 4 feet deep flood water is flowing on road near Dewapur in a stretch of 200 metres.
The turbulent Burhi Gandak is surging upward at several points across Sugauli, Ramgarhwa, Banjariya, and Motihari blocks. The ring bund of Burhi Gandak has been breached at Dhawahi in Sugauli block and gushing waters of the river inundated 17 villages under Sugauli block on July 22, 2020. The flood waters have entered Sugauli police station and Sugauli market areas .
Burhi Gandak has also inundated 14 villages under Banjariya block near Motihari . The offices of CO and BDO of Banjariya is under knee deep water and these offices have been shifted to an old building near Motihari by the administration.
Relief and rescue operation has been started in these areas by the district administration and community kitchen would become functional very soon, said Anil Kumar, ADM (Disaster Management). East Champaran DM Shirshat Kapil Ashok said the teams of NDRF and SDRF and HomeGuard teams have been deployed in this area. The old, Children, and pregnant women are being shifted to safer places by motorboats.
The Gandak (Narayani) river is rising fast in Paharpur, Areraj, Sangrampur, and Kesariya blocks and around
34 villages inside embankments have been inundated. The flood water has entered the houses and the villagers are taking
shelter at safer places like schools and on NH28 near Dumariya Ghat bridge with their cattle .