Patna: An alert was sounded after two persons died as the overall flood situation aggravated on Monday in Bihar's Gopalganj, Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts with rivers maintaining rising trends.
"We have sounded alert across the state with aggravation of flood threat with heavy rains in the catchment areas of major rivers," Bihar Water Resource Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said.
Two youths drowned while crossing the swollen Budhi Gandak river at a place under Bachhbaria police station in West Champaran district, Choudhary said, adding the state government would provide a compensation of Rs one lakh to bereaved families of each of the deceased.
Swirling flood waters have inundated several villages under Bagha sub-division in the district, officials said.
The flood waters also entered a portion of Balmiknagar Tiger Reserve in the district, they said, adding the flash floods occurred because of heavy discharge of water in Balmikinagar barrage.
Around 2 lakh cusecs of water was discharged in the barrage this afternoon, they said.
Gopalganj District Magistrate Pankaj Kumar said over 50 villages spread over Manjha, Gopalganj, Baraui and Sidhaulia blocks were inundated by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Burhi Gandak.
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