Ganga water level rise in Patna and other major rivers in Bihar | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: The water level in the Ganga is likely to rise at Digha Ghat and Gandhi Ghat in Patna on Sunday morning, though it may not reach a dangerous level. On Saturday, the Ganga was flowing 3cm above the danger level of 50.45 metres at Digha and is expected to rise by another 12cm by Sunday morning, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC).
At Gandhi Ghat, the river was flowing 66cm above the danger level of 48.60 metres on Saturday afternoon with an additional 10cm increase expected by Sunday.On the western outskirts of Patna, the Sone river was 6cm below the danger level at Maner on Saturday but is expected to rise by 15cm on Sunday morning. The Sone river flows into the Ganga near Maner and the water discharge through the Indrapuri barrage was 1.06 lakh cusecs, indicating a rising trend.
This cumulative effect is causing the Ganga’s water level to rise downstream. At Hathidah, the river was flowing 43cm above the danger level of 41.76 metres and is expected to increase by another 24cm on Sunday. In Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district, the Ganga was 19cm above the danger level of 31.09 metres with a further 19cm increase forecasted for Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, other major rivers, including the Kosi, Gandak and Bagmati are currently under control. The Kosi river was flowing 1.20 metres above the danger level of 33.85 metres at Baltara in Khagaria district and 43cm above the danger level of 30 metres at Kursela in Katihar district. The Bagmati river was 91cm above the danger level at Benibad, but the water level was receding on Saturday.
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