Gandak

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  Bridge Collapse In Siwan Creates Panic; 2nd Incident In Bihar This Week

  The sudden collapse of a bridge in Bihar's Siwan today caused widespread panic and uproar in the area. The collapse of the bridge over the Gandak canal occurred with a loud noise that was heard till the neighbouring Ramgarh in Darbhanga district.

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  3 Minors Drown While Bathing In Bihar's Burhi Gandak River

  Three children from Jagatsinghpur village in Bihar died due to drowning in the Burhi Gandak River, authorities said.

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  Bridge In Bihar, Built At Rs 13 Crore, Snaps Into 2 Before Inauguration

  Begusarai Bridge Collapse:A five-year-old bridge in Bihar snapped into two and fell into a river on Sunday. No one was injured as the bridge had yet to be formally opened to the public due to the lack of an access road.

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  25-Year-Old Woman Delivers Baby Girl On NDRF Boat In Flood-Hit Bihar

  A 25-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on board an NDRF rescue boat running on the swollen Burhi Gandak river in flood-affected Bihar on Sunday, officials said.

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  Bihar Chief Minister Alerts Officials For Possible Flood Situation Due To Heavy Rainf

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked the disaster management department officials and district magistrates to remain alert for a possible flood situation in view of heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Nepal and Gandak river.

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  Nitish Kumar vs Opposition After 260-Crore Bridge Fiasco

  A link road to a new bridge in Bihar opened to the public a month ago by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was washed away due to heavy rain on Wednesday. As the opposition attacked Nitish Kumar saying the bridge had collapsed, his government and party put out strong denials.

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  Six Missing After Boat Capsizes In Bihar

  Six people went missing and six others swam to safety when a boat capsized in Gandak River today near Saroja Bhagwanpur village in Panapur police station area of Saran district.

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  Flood Alert Issued For North Bihar Districts

  Major rivers in Bihar, especially the Kosi, Gandak, Bagmati and the Ganga, are in spate following heavy rains in their upstream areas, posing a threat of floods, officials said on Monday.

• Ganga Reaches Danger Level Mark in Many Places in Bihar

  As the water level of the Ganga and many other rivers reached the danger level mark at many places in Bihar, the Water Resources Department (WRD) today cautioned about floods in the state.

• Chhath begins as millions take a holy dip

  Millions of devotees, particularly women, took a holy dip in rivers, ponds and other water bodies in Bihar today as the four-day Chhath festival began.

• Cyclone Phailin: Met Dept warns of "very heavy rainfall" in Sikkim

  As cyclonic storm Phailin moves to sub-Himalayan region in the next 48 hours, the MeT department today issued warning of "very heavy rainfall" in Sikkim.

• Bihar floods affect hundreds of villages as water levels rise in rivers

  Flood waters entered over 100 villages in Bihar in the past 24 hours, forcing people to abandon their homes, as many rivers in the state rose and posed a threat to other villages too, officials said today.

• Two teenagers drown in river

  Two teenagers drowned while taking a bath in Chotti Gandak river in Rampur Karkhana area, police said on Monday.

• Bihar: Villages flooded as Gandak breaches embankment

  The turbulent Gandak has breached a new bund erected near Simaria village in Barauli block of Bihar's Gopalganj district, leaving several villages inundated.Following a change of course in the river, a 10-metre stretch of the main embankment had breached at Simaria village on the night of September 15 following which a new ring bund was erected.The...

• Three killed, 42 feared drowned as boat capsizes in Bihar

  Ten people are missing and three are confirmed dead in a boat accident near Bihar's Bettiah town. The boat, carrying 40 people, was overloaded and capsized in the Gandak river in the West Champaran district.