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Gandak River crests at record 91.25m, prompting evacuations

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Bihar Dept Records Peak

The Bihar Water Resources Department recorded a peak discharge of 5,43,500 cusecs at Valmikinagar barrage on Tuesday.
The Gandak River rose to a record 91.25 metres at Bagaha, 0.35 metres above the 2024 level.
Heavy short-duration rainfall in Nepal’s catchment caused the flash flood that breached the Bagaha embankment on Monday.
Four emergency teams were dispatched to Bagaha, Bettiah, Motihari and Gopalganj to reinforce embankments.

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Wildlife Officials Alert

Wildlife officials warned floodwaters threaten herbivores like chital, sambar, barking deer, hog deer, and predators tigers, leopards, bears.
Forest Department patrols monitor animal movements and drive any that approach settlements back toward Valmiki Tiger Reserve.
Approximately 3,000 people from four villages were evacuated, many using small boats supplied by rescue teams.
Two eight-member SDRF teams with four boats each were positioned in Bagaha-2, with additional teams in Madhubani and Bettiah.

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Bihar Dept Records Peak

The Bihar Water Resources Department recorded a peak discharge of 5,43,500 cusecs at Valmikinagar barrage on Tuesday.
The Gandak River rose to a record 91.25 metres at Bagaha, 0.35 metres above the 2024 level.
Heavy short-duration rainfall in Nepal’s catchment caused the flash flood that breached the Bagaha embankment on Monday.
Four emergency teams were dispatched to Bagaha, Bettiah, Motihari and Gopalganj to reinforce embankments.

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