After over 4 lakh cusecs of water were discharged from the Kosi barrage following heavy rain in the catchment areas of Nepal, the Bihar government on Monday sounded alert for flood in districts of north Bihar.
“The last time we saw a higher discharge of water from the barrage was in 1989, when 4.72 cusecs of water were released. As it is always in Kosi areas of northeast Bihar, this has been due to torrential rain in the catchment areas of Nepal,” State Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha told media persons.
He also added, “However, the department officials and engineers are on alert and embankments are being patrolled round the clock. People can also reach out to us through our call centre by dialling the toll-free number”.
