New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force has deployed nine teams in Bihar and one in Uttar Pradesh in the aftermath of the flash floods in Nepal, NDRF Inspector General (IG) Narendra Singh Bundela said Thursday. Speaking at the NDRF’s HQ here, Bundela also said the central and state governments are monitoring multiple districts in both states.
NDRF teams are on standby for deployment to Nepal, he said, adding, “If a request is received from the Nepal government and the Government of India decides accordingly, an NDRF team will be sent. So far, no such order has been issued.”
A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and Tibet Wednesday, triggering a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal. According to The Kathmandu Post, authorities have confirmed at least 177 deaths, with 826 including more than 100 Indian tourists missing.
Bundela told the media that once the Centre received information about the situation in Nepal “state governments coordinated with the CWC (Central Water Commission) to assess the possibility of flooding in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh”.
The assessment, he said, focused mainly on the Gandak river, which flows through Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and its potential impact.
In a press statement issued the previous day, NDRF said it had deployed 11 teams in Uttar Pradesh for Flood Warning and Response (FWR) operations.
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary reviewed the situation after which two NDRF teams were deployed at the state government’s request, said Bundela. “As of today, nine NDRF teams are deployed in the field in Bihar and are ready to respond to any flood situation. In Uttar Pradesh, the Kushinagar area near Gorakhpur is likely to be affected, so one team has been diverted and deployed there,” he added.
The teams are prepared to respond according to the evacuation plan decided by the respective state governments in case of flooding, he said, adding that the CWC is monitoring and providing updates on water discharge and flow at the Valmikinagar barrage on the Gandak river. “So far, there has not been a major impact of flooding on the ground, but the situation continues to be closely monitored,” Bundela said.
He added, “The CWC is monitoring water levels and discharge rates. The state government has reviewed the situation and carried out additional deployments, diverting state resources as needed. District Magistrates have already taken action at the field level and raised awareness…We have kept four NDRF teams in reserve in Ghaziabad.”
He also reiterated that two planes carrying humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material were dispatched Thursday to Nepal.
नेपालका लागि ३७.५ टन मानवीय सहायता तथा विपद् राहत (एचएडीआर) सामग्री, औषधि र खाद्यान्न प्याकेटहरू लिएर दोस्रो उडान भर्खरै उडेको छ।
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Bihar CM Choudhary—who conducted an aerial survey of the flood situation in border areas of Bagaha, Valmiki Nagar, Bettiah, and Motihari—told reporters that the situation is “gradually returning to normal”.
“There has been rainfall, due to which some additional water is flowing in. However, with around one lakh (cusecs) of water currently being discharged, the situation from here to Patna is gradually normalising,” he said.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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