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Bihar Floods: Gandak Swallows Homes, MP Faces Protest Amid Record Water Levels
- •The Gandak River has caused severe flooding in Bihar, with the Champaran embankment breaching at four locations and over 200 villages inundated.
- •The Gandak River reached a record water level of 91.25 meters at the Bagaha gauge, exceeding the previous record from 2024.
- •Heavy rainfall in Nepal's Gandak basin and a discharge of over 5 lakh cusecs from the Valmikinagar Gandak Barrage contributed to the crisis.
- •Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas and visited a relief camp, where residents protested against local MPs and MLAs.
- •BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal faced a protest at a relief camp, with angry residents allegedly throwing cow dung at his vehicle amid dissatisfaction with relief efforts.
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Heavy rainfall in Nepal's Gandak basin and a massive surge in water discharge, with the Valmikinagar Gandak Barrage recording a discharge of over 5 lakh cusecs, caused the water level at the Bagaha gauge to reach a record 91.25 metres, surpassing the 2024 record of 90.90 metres.
The Champaran embankment was breached at four locations in West Champaran, while ring and Zamindari embankments were also breached in East Champaran and Gopalganj, and an eight-metre stretch subsided in Saran. Over 200 villages across districts like West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, and Saran have been inundated
Tension prevailed at the Bathna relief camp as residents raised slogans against local MPs and MLAs over dissatisfaction with relief arrangements. Following the Chief Minister's departure, angry residents protested against BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, surrounding his vehicle and throwing cow dung at it before police intervened.
