Saptari (Rajbiraj), Aug 14: Water current has been measured the highest level in the Saptakoshi River in Sunsari this year.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the District Police Office, Saptari, Naresh Kumar Singh, informed that water level has immoderately gone up in the Koshi barrage with incessant rainfall in mountainous area.
With the water level alarmingly rising, all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi barrage have been kept open, it is informed.
Informing that a red light has been issued to mark danger in the barrage, he said water current was measured 462,000 cu sec in the river at 4.00 am this morning.
However, water current is on the fall now. In 1989, the Saptakoshi River had witnessed measurement of 472,000 cu sec water current. This morning too, 462,000 cu sec was measured.
The Koshi saw such a higher level of water current after 34 years. Local administration has urged the residents near the river basins to adopt safety measures with the rise in the water current in the Saptakoshi.
Mustang floods sweep away 10 houses, police post and bridge
Myagdi, Aug 14: Floods occurred at Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality-4, Kagbeni in Mustang on Sunday evening swept away 10 houses, police posts and a bridge.
The flood-fed Kag rivulet that sneaked into the human settlement at Kagbeni, the popular religious site, at 8.00 pm last night caused damages to the physical infrastructures.
Chairperson of Muktichhetra rural municipality Rinjin Gurung shared the flood took away 10 houses/hotels, police post, under-construction motorable bridge on Jomsom-Korala road, trail bridge, two vehicles and three electricity poles.
“Human loss was narrowly escaped due to timely evacuation of houses after getting information about imminent flood. The flood took place after the Tiri rivulet above Kagbeni was blocked”, he shared, adding, “It has buried the rest house of Kagbeni. Flood has put human settlement in mess”.
Chief District Officer Anup KC said the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police along with the people’s representatives are being mobilized in the field for rescue operation.
The flood in the Panda stream has caused trouble to the security personnel to reach Kagbeni through Jomsom. The road leading to the Upper Mustang via Kagbeni has been obstructed.
Mustang has also witnessed incessant rain for the past couple of days. Water level has also increased in other rivulets of Mustang due to incessant rain. (RSS)
(RSS)
