Water level in Bihar rivers rises to dangerous level
Bihar is facing a severe flood threat as water levels in the Ganga and its tributaries have reached dangerous marks following heavy rains and flash floods in Nepal. State officials are monitoring the situation closely and have urged residents in low-lying areas to remain alert.
Why it matters
The flooding poses a significant risk to life and infrastructure across multiple districts in Bihar, requiring urgent disaster management intervention.
The water level in the Ganga on Thursday (September 3, 2026) rose to the dangerous level, threatening flood in several districts of Bihar such as Saran, Munger, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Bhojpur, Buxar and Patna.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and JD(U) president and former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the rising level in the Ganga from different points in Patna and urged people to remain alert and gave instructions to officials for people’s safety.
JD(U) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Jha said that after a decade (2016), the water level in the Ganga had reached a dangerous level in Bihar.
The Patna district administration was keeping a strict vigil in the Punpun area where an embankment ring got breached.
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