Patna: Capital Patna and seven districts of Bihar face threat of flooding as heavy rains in the catchment areas of Ganga and Sone have caused the rivers to overflow embankments.
In Patna, overflowing waters of the Ganga entered residential areas located close to the banks. "The Ganga has been flowing above the danger mark and the situation is alarming. The water level broke a 22 year-old-record on Sunday morning," a government source said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood-affected districts in the state.
Five teams of NDRF have been deployed in Patna while two teams in Vaishali district to step up the relief and rescue operation in their flood-affected riverine areas.
The teams, comprising 200 personnel, left for Patna from INS Rajali on Saturday. They are led by Assistant Commandant Rajan Balu, according to an NDRF spokesperson.
NDRF teams landed at at Patna Airport on Sunday and deployed at various locations, in Bihar for rescue operations.
With more heavy rains predicted, Bihar Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh held an emergency meeting with the officials.
The roads in the city were water-logged and the flood waters entered some apartments near the LCT ghat.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad conducts aerial survey of flood-affected districts in the state.
"We are fully alert in view of the situation," Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar said.
"To prevent the waters from flowing into Patna, the state authorities have sealed all the openings along the 8.5 km-long Patna town protection wall which was constructed after the floods in 1975, when the waters of the Ganga and the Sone rivers caused massive damage," Kumar added.
All the drains which lead into the river have been sealed because of the rising water level.
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