Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Issues Helpline as Nepal Floods Spur Alert
Nepal is facing severe floods and other damage from a natural disaster.
Some people from Uttar Pradesh may be stranded there.
Uttar Pradesh has opened helpline 1070 to help them.
Families can call the number if they need information or assistance.
State officials have contacted the Indian and Nepalese embassies.
The embassies were asked to share information about stranded Uttar Pradesh citizens.
The border districts of Maharajganj and Kushinagar have been put on alert.
Officials are also watching the Gandak and Narayani rivers for changing water levels.
Uttar Pradesh launched helpline 1070 for citizens stranded in Nepal or needing assistance.
Families were urged to report relatives in Nepal to the Relief Commissioner’s Office.
The state contacted the Indian and Nepalese embassies to support citizens’ safe return.
Border districts Maharajganj and Kushinagar increased vigilance after severe flooding in Nepal’s Rasuwa region.
Officials were instructed to monitor water levels in the Gandak and Narayani rivers continuously.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Government, its Relief Commissioner’s Office, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are assisting Uttar Pradesh citizens affected by the Nepal disaster.
- What
- A helpline numbered 1070 was issued, embassy coordination was initiated, and border preparedness was increased.
- When
- The announcement was made on August 26.
- Where
- The assistance concerns citizens stranded in Nepal, while monitoring and preparedness were increased in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts.
- Why
- The measures were taken because of severe flooding and damage in Nepal, including flooding in the Bhotekoshi River in the Rasuwa region.
- Helpline
- 1070
- Affected citizens
- Citizens of Uttar Pradesh stranded in Nepal or requiring assistance
- Embassies contacted
- The Indian and Nepalese embassies
- Border districts on alert
- Maharajganj and Kushinagar
- Flooded river region
- The Bhotekoshi River in Nepal’s Rasuwa region
- Rivers being monitored
- The Gandak and Narayani rivers
- State authority
- The Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s Office
