HEAVY RAIN ALERT IN BIHAR FOR NEXT TWO DAYS

HEAVY RAIN ALERT IN BIHAR FOR NEXT TWO DAYS

21-JULY-ENG 4

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA-----------------------Monsoon is fully active in Bihar. Weather is pleasant in most of the districts. People have got relief from scorching heat. But in many places, people are also troubled by humidity amidst rain and sunshine. At the same time, about 40 people have lost their lives in the state due to lightning. There is a possibility of rain in the capital Patna for the next two days.

According to IMD Patna, there is a possibility of rain and lightning in the areas of South Bihar including the districts of Kosi-Seemanchal and Angkshetra today. There is a possibility of heavy rain in Gaya and Nawada. In view of the possibility of lightning in many other districts including Madhepura, Saharsa, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Banka, Patna, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, Buxar, a warning has been issued. Most of the districts of Bihar will receive light to moderate rain during the next 48 hours. During this time, there is a possibility of lightning in some places. At the same time, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Nalanda, Sheikhpura and Jamui. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Center, there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rain in Patna, Gaya, Nawada, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Jehanabad, Buxar, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Saharsa, Purnia, Katihar, West and East Champaran, Siwan, Saran, Gopalganj.

After the activity of monsoon, many rivers including Ganga are in spate. Due to flood water in the Diara areas of Patna, people have faced a lot of trouble. In Bihar, Ganga, Budhi Gandak and Punpun rivers have assumed a fierce form. These three rivers have crossed the red mark of danger. In the same sequence, due to the increase in the water level of Ganga, flood water is entering the Diara areas. Flood water has entered many villages of Dhanarua, Daniyawan and Fatuha.

The Patna district administration has given instructions to keep 78 schools closed. After the rise in the water level of Ganga, flood water has also filled the tal areas of Maner and Danapur blocks. According to the Bihar Water Resources Department, on Sunday, the Ganga river crossed the danger mark near Digha, Gandhighat and Hathidah in Patna district, while the Punpun river is flowing above the red mark in Sripalpur. The old Gandak is in a furious form in Khagaria and is flowing above the danger mark there. Meanwhile, the water level of the Son river in Maner of Patna district was 25 centimeters above the danger mark at six in the morning. Its water level is likely to decrease on Monday.

The people of the coastal villages are scared about the erosion of the Son river in Rohtas district. Due to the rise in the Son river, flood water has spread to many villages in Nauhatta and Tilauthu areas. It was told that the flood water has spread in the fields as well, due to which there is a possibility of damage to the standing crops.

The continuous torrential rain in Bhagalpur has made the police as well as the city dwellers miserable. The situation has become so bad that the Nathnagar police station has been completely submerged. The dirty water of the drain has entered the police station, due to which all the work has come to a standstill. The Nathnagar police station premises are filled with water up to three feet. The police station's lock-up, computer room and even the station house officer's office have been submerged. The policemen are forced to work with their legs raised on the chairs during duty. At the same time, the most painful situation was of a notorious criminal locked in the lock-up, who had to stand in dirty water for about five hours.

The police station premises started getting filled with water from four in the morning. The accused locked in the lock-up had to stay in the drain water. The water was drained after nine-thirty in the morning, then the accused was taken out and the lock-up was cleaned. After this, he was again kept in the lock-up. Many documents and equipment kept in the computer room have also been damaged due to water logging.