Flood threat looms over Madhepura dist

MADHEPURA: Incessant heavy rainfall since Monday evening has led to surge in water level of Kosi and its tributaries crossing across the region.
At least four persons were killed after lightning struck.
People residing in flood-prone villages of Alamnagar and Chausa area of Madhepura district are spending sleepless nights as incessant rain continued even on Wednesday.
Madhepura district magistrate Shyam Bihari Meena on Tuesday held a meeting with the officials to take stock of the pre flood preparations The DM gave them direction to complete all sorts of pre-flood preparations to cope with the possible threat.
The southern-bound main Kosi river flows within the bunds upto Beldaur block area under the Khagaria district and turns to flow towards the eastern direction between stretch of Beldaur and Kursela in Katihar district flooding riparian villages under two blocks of Madhepura district. The river finally meets the sacred Ganga in Kursela .
Parmanand Yadav, Shakaldeep Paswan of Sukharghat and Sunil and Vibhash Paswan of Kapsiya village under the Alamnagar block have all observed the water-level surging continuously in Kosi river.
"The river is also posing erosion threat to about more than a dozen huts and houses at Amni Basa village under Morsanda panchayat in Chausa block," said Ajay Muni of the village.
The residents are spending sleepless night as threat of erosion still looms large .Hanuman and Prakash Muni alleged that they had already submitted a written request to the local representatives and block officials for immediate preventive action against continuing erosion but no steps have been taken to ,mitigate their suffering.
The Surser river is also reportedly on the surge. The rising water level has led to concern among the people of riparian Ramganj and Sonpur villages of Rahta panchayat under Kumarkhand block . Though prevention work against erosion is being carried out in the river along the villages, the residents apprehend fresh threat in this monsoon.
"The local administration is on alert mode to cope with the possible situation," said Kumarkhand citrcle officer Jai Prakash Rai .