Patna: While around 30 lakh people have been influenced by flooding in the state, storm and lightning claiming two lives in the West Chamaran district on Thursday.
With this, the number of deaths associated with flooding and lightning in this country has increased to 46.
One Gangu Ojha, Rev.
Temple Shoes in the area of Bagaha Banka, died in the urine in the strike.
The second victim was identified as Ajay Das who died after lightning hit him in the field of sugar cane in Pipara Village under the Chanpatia police station.
His sister was injured and rushed to Bettiah Medical College and the hospital.
Meanwhile, as a result of medium to severe rain in the catchment area of northern Bihar in Nepal and Bihar in the last 24 hours, the water surface of all rivers showed a trend of rise on Thursday.
In the last 24 hours, real-time rainfall received in Pokhara in Nepal in the randak catch area is 221.4ml.
Against 2.06 lakh cusec from the water discharge through a series of Valmikinagar across randak on Wednesday, the volume fell to 1.75 lakh cusec on Thursday morning, but increased to 1.83 lakh cusecs in the afternoon.
The river flowed 1.46 m above the danger level in Dumaria Ghat and 89cm in the Ghat Rewa, while the level was 81cm below the danger level in Hajipur.
Likewise, water discharge through a series of birds throughout the Kosi increased to 1.68 lakh cusec in the morning to 1.85 lakh cusecs in the afternoon.
It flows 1.92 m above the level of danger in Baltara (Khagaria) and 82cm in the course in Katihar Regency.
Although Bagmati’s water surface falls in most places, it flows 1.23 m above the danger level in Benibad and 1.46 m in Hayaghat.
Similarly, the surface of Burhi water is 1.50 m above the red mark in Rosera and 1m in Khagaria.
On the other hand, Kamla flowed 40cm above the level of danger in Jialagar and 1.85 m in Jhanjharpur.
There was no traffic jam in the rage of flooding in the East Champaran district.
About 100 villages of eight blocks continue to roll out of the fifth round of flooding.
Flood water randak spread to more fields on Thursday.
Floodwaters entered 400 houses in Chatiya Panchayat from the Areraj block.
More than 1,000 families have shifted to the domestic embankment and other places that are safer with important items and their livestock.
Pawan Kumar, Circle Officer of Areraj, said three kitchen communities were established in Nawada and Sariya Panchayats.
This year, Suguli, Banjariya, Adapur, Patahi, Madhuban, Sangrombar, Kesariya and Areraj Blocks from the East Chamberan Regency are the worst affected.
Rice plants have been fully destroyed in this area.
(With input from Tirthraj Kushawaha and Chandra Bhushan Pandey)
Lightning kills 2; Grim flood scene at North Bihar
