Pàtna, Aug 8 (UNI) The flood water marooned 73 lakh people in 16 districts of Bihar where flood situation remained grim as eight rivers of North Bihar were flowing above the red mark following incessant rains in their catchment areas in the state and Nepal.
According to Central Water Commission, Budhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers continue to flow above the danger mark at four measurement stations each, Ghaghra, Adhwara group of rivers, Kamla Balan and Kosi rivers were above the red mark at two stations each while Ganga and Gandak rivers were above the red mark at one station each when water level was last recorded.
According to the commission the water level of river Budhi Gandak was flowing 56 cm to 312 cm above danger mark at various places in West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur and Khagaria, the water level of river Ghaghara was 58 cm to 71 cm above the red mark,Ganga was flowing only 13 cm above the danger mark at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur, Bagmati river was 10 cm to 239 cm above the danger line in different districts, Adhwara group of rivers were above the danger level from 103 cm to 211 cm in Darbhanga, Kamlabalan was flowing 2 cm to 29 cm above the danger mark at various places in Madhubani district, river Kosi was flowing 31 cm to 185 cm above danger mark in Khagaria and Katohar, Gandak was flowing from 81 cm above the red mark in Gopalganj.