Floodwaters from the Ganga and its tributaries, including Punpun and Dardha, continued to wreak havoc in Patna and adjoining areas on Sunday, aggravated by heavy rains in their catchment zones in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand .
The Ganga crossed its previous highest flood level (HFL) at multiple points in the state capital. Meanwhile, Opposition leaders, including RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad Yadav , have demanded that the floods be declared a national disaster. At Gandhi Ghat it stood at 50.57 metres this morning (0.05 metres above the August 2016 mark). At Pandarak it was 43.92 metres (0.19 metres above the 2021 HFL), at Danapur 52.63 metres (0.02 metres above HFL), and at Banka Ghat 49.47 metres (0.03 metres above HFL). The rising waters have affected approximately 2.24 million people across 12 districts—Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Buxar, Samastipur, Munger, Katihar, Lakhisarai and Arwal—spanning 70 blocks and 368 gram panchayats, according to the DMD’s evening update.
Downstream stations, including Hathidah, remain under close watch, according to the water resources department and the disaster management department.
