Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary reviews a meeting in view of the flash flood situation in Nepal on August 26, 2026. Photo: X/@samrat4bjp.
After a flash flood killed several people in Nepal on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), the Bihar Government has put the areas bordering the neighbouring country on high alert to address the “developing situation”. The Bihar Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary, said that a high-level committee has also been formed to monitor the developing situation in the State.Also read: Nepal flash floods updates“A high-level team of officials has been constituted. The State Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police have been monitoring the situation, and I’m also holding meetings with them. If required, I’ll go to the north Bihar district myself to monitor the situation,” Mr. Choudhary told the media persons on Wednesday (August 26, 2026).It is said that Home Minister Amit Shah has also spoken to the Bihar CM about the state’s preparedness for the imminent flood.The State’s north Bihar district, especially the bordering districts of Champaran, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Madhepura, Saharsa, and four districts of the Seemanchal area — Kishanganj, Purnea, Araria and Katihar — has been facing flood fury almost every year for a long time due to their closeness to the neighbouring country, Nepal.In August 2008, the Kosi river flood caused catastrophic devastation in the bordering areas of the State.Bihar’s Health Minister Nishant Kumar, who is also the son of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, said that the State’s “health department is on alert and monitoring the situation closely. Meetings are being held to ensure that assistance can be provided as quickly as possible, if required.”An official statement by the state Disaster Management Department said, “The situation is being monitored in Bihar due to the flash flood situation in the upper catchment area of the Gandak river in Nepal and the likelihood of a sudden surge in water flow.” The department has also issued an advisory to the residents of the flood-prone districts of north Bihar to “remain alert without creating panic and also to strictly follow the official guidelines to meet the situation”.“People living on the banks of the river Gandak and also in low-lying areas should not go to the river unnecessarily. They must exercise caution. They have also been urged to ignore rumours and rely only on official information issued by the administration,” said the official advisory to the residents of the bordering areas of north Bihar.Meanwhile, the district administration in West Champaran has started instructing residents of the area through loudspeakers about rising water levels in rivers and also about following the official guidelines.The River Gandak, also known as the River Narayani, and the Kosi River originate in the Himalayas and Tibet before entering the border areas of Bihar from the neighbouring country of Nepal. The waters of the Ganga River have also swollen and reached danger levels at several locations in different districts, including Patna, causing significant panic among the residents. The Gandak River (also known as the Narayani), which has experienced flash floods, and the Kosi River both originate in the Himalayas and Tibet before entering the Indian plains. Published - August 26, 2026 07:30 pm IST
