Patna district administration closed 76 schools till Saturday.
Patna district administration closed 76 schools till Saturday.
Patna September 21: Patna district administration has closed 76 schools located in the Diara areas of the district. The decision was taken due to the rising level of water in the Ganga River.
Dr Chandrashekher Singh, the Patna district magistrate of Patna, issued a notification on Tuesday evening to close the schools till September 21, 2024.
These schools are located at Ramnagar Diara under Athmalgola block, Ibrahimpur in Barh block, Chiraiya, Rupas, Hardaspur Diara, Kal Diyaram Rupas Mahaji in Bakhtiyarpur block, Akilpur, Garhara, Hetanpur, Madhavpur, Kasimchak, Manas, Panapur, Patlapur and Haiwaspur in Danapur block, Govindpur in Fatuha block, Ganghara and Patnapur in Maner block, Shivnar in Mokama block and Nakta Tola Diara in Patna Sadar block in Patna district.
The Ganga River is currently flowing above the danger level mark in Patna district at Digha Ghat, Gandhi Ghat and Hathidah. The water level at Digha Ghat is 50.88 meters, which is 43 cm above the danger level.
At Gandhi Ghat of Patna district, the water level is 49.59 meters which is 99 CM above the danger level. In Hathidah, the water level is 42.46 meters which is 70 cm above the danger level.
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Besides the Ganga, the Ghaghra River is flowing above danger levels at Darauli and Gangpur blocks in the Siwan district.
At Darauli, the current water level is 61.21 meters which is 39 cm above the danger level while in Gangpur, the water level is 57.09 meters which is 05 cm above the danger level.
Kosi River is flowing 04 cm above the danger level in Kursela in Katihar district. The current water level at Kursela is 30.04 meters.
Bagmati River is also flowing 09 cm above the danger level at Benibad in Muzaffarpur district. The current water level here is 48.77 meters.
Burhi Gandak River is flowing at 37.10 meters at Khagaria which is 52 cm above the danger level mark.
The rising water level of the Ganga River has caused significant damage in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district as several houses submerged in Masadhu village under Sabour block within the past 24 hours.
The district administration and water resource department officials reached the village and appealed to the people to evacuate their homes and take shelter in a nearby school.
“Due to the strong flow of water, soil erosion is rapidly occurring in Masadhu village. We have visited the place and appealed to the people to stay away from the riverbanks. The district police has deployed a team to monitor the villagers and prevent them from going towards the river banks,” said Dhananjay Kumar, SDO of Sabour.
“Due to the soil erosion, some of the houses were submerged in the river. We have appealed to the people to leave their houses which are located on the bank of Ganga River, and the villagers are cooperating with us. We have accommodated the affected people in the government school and a common kitchen also started here to provide them meals,” Kumar said.
“The situation here is alarming. Some of the houses are located right on the edge of the Ganga River and the clay underneath the houses has been eroded. Only the pillars are visible. The district administration has declared these houses dangerous. We are placing the sandbags on the bank of the river to prevent soil erosion,” the officer said.
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