Bihar is flooding, but where did it start? Hint: look north

Once the neighbouring country opened its 56 sluice gates of Kosi barrage water levels in Bihar rose alarmingly

Moody monsoon floods Bihar, Northeast, keeps rest of India dry

The erratic nature of the monsoon coupled with the faulty methodology of presenting rainfall statistics are misleading people

Heavy rains in Nepal may threaten Bihar again

Water levels in the Kosi and other rivers are likely to rise further this week because of heavy rains in Nepal from August 13. Heavy rainfall …

Bihar floods: the state caught napping, once again

Despite being inundated by overflowing rivers every year, Bihar, like many other states, delayed approval of flood management projects sometimes …

Bihar braces for dengue outbreak after floods, cases cross 1,100 mark

Patna is worst hit as several areas are still water logged and serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

Communication gap: Bihar floods show why India, Nepal need to get their act together

The delay of sharing weather-related information is alarming because every time Nepal has received heavy rains, Bihar has recorded flash floods

Food riots in Bihar as hungry flood victims take to streets

12 injured as police opens fire in Ghoswari block in Patna; riots reported in other districts

Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks

Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …

Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments

At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department 

Early, repeated floods wreaked havoc on north Bihar farms

Large tracts of standing crops in villages across the Gandak basin destroyed in successive deluges over 50 days since mid-June

What happened to India’s flood management plan?

There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …

Flood threat looms over Bihar after landslide in Nepal

2.5 million cusecs of water expected to flood Kosi region following controlled blasts to release water from blocked transboundary river

COVID-19, floods: Bihar stares at twin challenge with onset of monsoon

Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with top officials on June 10 to review preparedness measures

Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system

Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats

The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas

Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts

More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone

Flood situation in Bihar, UP and Rajasthan critical; Army, Air Force on alert

About 200,000 people have reportedly lost their homes in flood-hit Bihar

Major embankment repair works delayed in Bihar

Some of them awaiting nod of Ganga Flood Control Committee

Floods kill 26 persons in Bihar

Bagmati, Mahananda and Kosi rivers in spate; large-scale displacement in four districts

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers

Floods in north and east India kill 120 people

Release of flood waters from Nepal affect large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar