Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary inspected West Champaran on 28 September after the Gandak River breached embankments, submerging 82,000 residents and raising the river to a record 91.25 m above sea level—an increase driven by heavy rainfall in Nepal.
The breach tore through Khairtwa in Bagaha‑1 and Phuliyakhad in Bairia, where the Valmikinagar barrage’s discharge exceeded 500,000 cusecs. Seventy‑one seepage points were patched, but 169 remain vulnerable, leaving communities on the brink of further inundation.
Emergency teams from the Water Resources Department rushed in to assess structural damage and began immediate repairs. Meanwhile, the state’s disaster‑management authority has evacuated 23 gram panchayats in Supaul and West Champaran, and set up community kitchens that have fed 17,466 displaced people.
Meteorological forecasts warn of additional rainfall in the coming days, prompting the government to coordinate with the National Disaster Management Authority and local police to pre‑position relief supplies and reinforce vulnerable embankments.
The next day, the state will convene a high‑level briefing to assess the progress of repairs and plan a public communication strategy. Residents in the most at‑risk villages await the official schedule for the next round of evacuations.