Patna, Sep 30
The excessive rainfall in Nepal’s catchment areas has caused widespread flooding in several districts of North Bihar, turning many villages into isolated islands.
One of the severely affected areas is West Champaran district, where the water from the Harboda River has flooded over a dozen villages in Madhopur and Guanaha Panchayats. Villagers are struggling to cope with the situation and are desperately demanding government aid, which has not yet reached them.
In Madhopur Panchayat’s ward number 6, flooding has submerged everything under four to five feet of water, making it impossible for villagers to access food for themselves and fodder for their cattle.
Ranu Mishra, the representative of the village body, expressed the community's distress, noting that the lack of boats has left them without any means of transportation.
“We are pleading with the district administration to at least provide boats if food grains cannot be supplied immediately,” Mishra said.
The situation highlights the urgent need for government intervention to provide relief, such as food, boats, and other essentials, to ensure that these flood-affected communities receive the necessary assistance to survive.
The floodwaters from rivers like the Gandak and Bagmati have inundated multiple regions, causing widespread devastation.
In West Champaran's Yogapatti block, Janakpur and Futwaria Panchayats are flooded by the Gandak River, while Gopalganj has seen areas like Jigri Tola, Mungraha, Malahi Tola, and Rajwahi village completely cut off from the mainland due to floodwaters.
Farmers, like Ashok Thakur, are facing immense hardship as their paddy, maize, and sugarcane crops have been destroyed.