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Ganga Swells to Record Level, Over 1 Million Affected in Bihar Floods
✍️ Business Standard
🗓 05 Sep 2026, 03:33 PM
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The Ganga River has risen to its highest flood mark, leaving more than one million people in Bihar affected.
The Ganga River in Bihar has surged beyond its historic flood threshold, marking the highest water level ever recorded in the region. The unprecedented rise has resulted in more than one million residents facing the impacts of flooding across the state.
Communities along the riverbanks are grappling with inundated homes, disrupted transport routes and loss of livelihoods as water spreads into agricultural fields and settlements. Relief agencies are mobilising resources to provide emergency assistance to those displaced.
State officials are closely monitoring the situation, coordinating with disaster management teams to assess damage and plan further relief measures as the water level remains critical.
Communities along the riverbanks are grappling with inundated homes, disrupted transport routes and loss of livelihoods as water spreads into agricultural fields and settlements. Relief agencies are mobilising resources to provide emergency assistance to those displaced.
State officials are closely monitoring the situation, coordinating with disaster management teams to assess damage and plan further relief measures as the water level remains critical.