Flood-like situation in Bihar’s Sheohar district

Due to the rise in the water level of the Bagmati River, there is a serious risk of flooding in the Sheohar district of Bihar. Floodwaters have already reached residents’ homes in the village of Narkatiya. The village’s electricity poles have broken, disrupting power services throughout the region. The traffic has to a complete standstill […]

by Sagarika Gautam - August 10, 2023, 12:17 pm

Due to the rise in the water level of the Bagmati River, there is a serious risk of flooding in the Sheohar district of Bihar. Floodwaters have already reached residents’ homes in the village of Narkatiya. The village’s electricity poles have broken, disrupting power services throughout the region.

The traffic has to a complete standstill as there is a heavy flow of water on Shivhar-Motihari State Highway (SH)-54.
In addition, there is a leakage in the under-construction protective levee in Belwa.
Ramshankar, District Collector, Sheohar, said, “Due to the flood, leakage has been reported in the protective levee in Belwa, where work is being done to stop the leakage at a fast pace, I have personally inspected and given necessary instructions, CO and officers of Bagmati Division are camping there. Soon the leakage will be stopped.”