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NDRF Deploys Nine Teams in Bihar Amid Nepal Flood Threat
Heavy rain and flash floods in Nepal may send more water into Bihar.
Officials expect the water to reach the Indian side around 7 PM, according to sources cited by Times Now.
The NDRF has nine teams in Bihar to help people if flooding occurs.
Two more teams were recently sent to West Champaran and Muzaffarpur.
Another team was sent to Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Some NDRF teams are also responding to a boat capsizing and drowning incidents in Bihar.
Amit Shah promised Bihar that the central government would provide help.
In Nepal, officials are checking on hundreds of travellers reported missing after a flash flood.
The National Disaster Response Force has deployed nine teams across Bihar amid a possible rise in floodwater from Nepal.
Two additional NDRF teams were sent to Bihar, including one each for West Champaran and Muzaffarpur.
An NDRF team was also deployed to Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, near the Nepal border.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary of central assistance and urged stronger preparedness.
Nepal authorities said 384 travellers, including about 105 Indians, had been reported missing after a flash flood in the Bhote Koshi River area.
- Who
- The National Disaster Response Force, Bihar authorities, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and Nepalese authorities.
- What
- India has increased disaster-response preparations because floodwater from Nepal may enter Bihar.
- Where
- NDRF teams were deployed across Bihar, including West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Bhagalpur, as well as Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh; the flash flood occurred near the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal's Rasuwa area.
- When
- The report was published on August 26; floodwater was expected to reach the Indian side around 7 PM.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall and flash flooding in Nepal raised concerns about increased downstream water flow and possible flooding in Bihar.
Key facts
- Bihar NDRF deployment
- Nine NDRF teams were deployed across Bihar.
- Additional Bihar teams
- Two additional teams were sent to West Champaran and Muzaffarpur.
- Uttar Pradesh deployment
- One NDRF team was sent to Kushinagar near the Nepal border.
- Expected water arrival
- Flash flood water from Nepal was expected to reach the Indian side around 7 PM.
- Current NDRF operations
- NDRF personnel were responding to a boat capsizing in Bhagalpur and drowning incidents elsewhere in Bihar.
- Nepal missing-person report
- Nepal's Tourism Board said 384 travellers, including 291 foreign nationals and 93 Nepali nationals, were reported missing.
- Indian nationals reported missing
- Around 105 Indians were among the foreign nationals reported missing; 37 non-resident Indians were also listed as missing from the Himalayan Glacier Area.
Quotes
Hitender Pal Singh Kandari
Commandant of the 9th Battalion NDRF
“In the monsoon season, because of the impact of the monsoon in various places, where there are potential areas where there is a possibility of floods during the monsoon season, we deploy our teams in advance, which is called pre-positioning”
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“Seeing the possibility of floods, additional teams were sent, and according to today's situation, two more teams have been sent. In this way, nine of our teams are deployed in Bihar today. And our other teams are on alert”
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