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Dozens of villages in Sheohar and East Champaran are facing the flood fury as an overflowing Bagmati river is inundating areas located in low-lying areas of the districts. Traffic on the Sheohar-Motihar state highway has also been affected, an engineer in the water resources department said, claiming that efforts are on to plug the leakage in an under-construction safety embankment …

PATNA Dozens of villages in Sheohar and East Champaran in north Bihar have begun to face flood fears as the Bagmati river has begun inundating villages located in low-lying areas of the districts on Wednesday, officials said. Local weather officials said a red alert has been issued for districts like Purnia and Araria, while orange alert has been issued for …

The Water Resources Department has started preliminary work on building a check dam across the Palar at Ullavur in Kancheepuram district. Officials said the height of the check dam would be 1.5 metres and it would help recharge groundwater and augment water supply to neighbouring villages. “We plan to complete building the Ullavur check dam by May next year,” said …

The incessant rain in Nepal has triggered flood alert in Bihar. Several rivers in North Bihar like Bagmati, Kamla, Gandak among others are now overflowing because of the rain. Bihar Floods: Several villages in Muzaffarpur affected More than a dozen villages in Aurai, Madhuban Pratap, Bada Buzurg, Raghopur, Chainpur, Babhangama are submerged as Baghmati river flowed much above the danger …