New Delhi
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has raised alerts for potential flooding at 21 river monitoring sites across the country, with four locations in Assam and Bihar currently under severe flood conditions, according to its daily flood bulletin issued Thursday.
While no rivers have breached their highest flood levels yet, the Dhansiri River in Assam’s Golaghat district, and the Bagmati and Gandak Rivers in Bihar, have crossed the danger mark. These rivers are being closely monitored due to their rising or steady water levels.
Seventeen additional monitoring sites are experiencing “above normal” flood conditions, with river levels between the warning and danger thresholds. These include stretches in Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. In Assam, rivers such as the Barak, Kushiyara, and Katakhal continue to rise in Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi districts, respectively.
In Bihar, the Bagmati at Runisaidpur and the Kosi at Basua are on the rise but remain below danger levels. Uttar Pradesh’s Ganga River has crossed the warning mark at several stations, including Fatehgarh, Garhmukteshwar, and Kachhla Bridge, while the Ghagra at Elginbridge and the Gandak at Khadda are also under close observation. The CWC also reported that 25 reservoir sites across 13 states have received inflows equal to or exceeding threshold limits. Major reservoirs like Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Almatti (Karnataka), Hirakud (Odisha), and Indira Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) are being monitored. Telangana’s Laxmi Barrage recorded one of the highest inflows at 18,000 cumecs.