In Patna, East Central Railway has installed a warning device equipped with sensors to monitor river water level at 57 railway bridges under its jurisdiction, an official said on Tuesday.
With incessant rains lashing several parts of Bihar for the past 24 hours, water levels of major rivers including Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak and Kamla Balan and Kamla are rising.
The water level monitoring system, supported by modern technology, instantly transmits information about the rise in river water level if it crosses the danger mark, the official said.
"The mobile phones of concerned railway officials have been linked to the system. Alert signals are automatically sent to the linked mobile phones. This will enable regulation of train services promptly to avoid any risk and ensure safe railway operation. The ECR zone has installed this system on 57 railway bridges under its jurisdiction,” East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.
He said, “This system has been installed on 34 railway bridges in Samastipur division, followed by nine in Danapur division, seven in Dhanbad division, five in Sonepur division and two in Pandit Deen Dayal railway division. Upadhyaya."
Meanwhile, with incessant rains lashing several parts of Bihar for the last 24 hours, water levels of major rivers including Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak Kamla Balan and Kamla are rising.
According to the latest bulletin of the Bihar Water Resources Department (WRD), Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak, Kamla Balan and Kamla are flowing above the danger mark at many places in the state and at some places it has reached warning levels .
The water level of Bagmati river has reached the danger mark in Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Aurai and Suppi (blocks) and other adjoining areas, she said.
"The water level of Bagmati River, recorded at 2 pm on Tuesday, at Sitamarhi, Seohar, Muzaffarpur, Suppi and Piprahi was 49.40 metres, i.e. 0.72 meters above the danger level. Likewise, Bagmati crossed the danger mark in Aurau on Tuesday," the bulletin said.
"In Gopalganj and its Sidhwalia block, the Gandak river is flowing above the danger mark on Tuesday. Similarly, the Kamla Balan river touched the danger mark in Madhubani, Lakhnaur and Jhanjharpur. The Kamla river is also flowing above the danger mark in certain areas of Madhubani and Jainagar," it said.
The Araria and Parman rivers are flowing above the danger mark, while the Mahananda river crossed the danger mark in Purnea and Baisi block on Tuesday, she said. The Kosi and Lal Bakeya rivers have already reached alert levels in Khagaria, Beldaur and Sitamarhi and their adjoining areas respectively.
The concerned district administration has shifted people living in low-lying areas to safer places, a senior department official said, adding that all affected departments are on alert mode.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday conducted an aerial survey of East Champaran, Gopalganj and West Champaran districts after the water level in several rivers in these districts rose following heavy downpour over the past few days.
With incessant rains lashing several parts of Bihar for the past 24 hours, water levels of major rivers including Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak and Kamla Balan and Kamla are rising.
The water level monitoring system, supported by modern technology, instantly transmits information about the rise in river water level if it crosses the danger mark, the official said.
"The mobile phones of concerned railway officials have been linked to the system. Alert signals are automatically sent to the linked mobile phones. This will enable regulation of train services promptly to avoid any risk and ensure safe railway operation. The ECR zone has installed this system on 57 railway bridges under its jurisdiction,” East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.
He said, “This system has been installed on 34 railway bridges in Samastipur division, followed by nine in Danapur division, seven in Dhanbad division, five in Sonepur division and two in Pandit Deen Dayal railway division. Upadhyaya."
Meanwhile, with incessant rains lashing several parts of Bihar for the last 24 hours, water levels of major rivers including Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak Kamla Balan and Kamla are rising.
According to the latest bulletin of the Bihar Water Resources Department (WRD), Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Gandak, Kamla Balan and Kamla are flowing above the danger mark at many places in the state and at some places it has reached warning levels .
The water level of Bagmati river has reached the danger mark in Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Aurai and Suppi (blocks) and other adjoining areas, she said.
"The water level of Bagmati River, recorded at 2 pm on Tuesday, at Sitamarhi, Seohar, Muzaffarpur, Suppi and Piprahi was 49.40 metres, i.e. 0.72 meters above the danger level. Likewise, Bagmati crossed the danger mark in Aurau on Tuesday," the bulletin said.
"In Gopalganj and its Sidhwalia block, the Gandak river is flowing above the danger mark on Tuesday. Similarly, the Kamla Balan river touched the danger mark in Madhubani, Lakhnaur and Jhanjharpur. The Kamla river is also flowing above the danger mark in certain areas of Madhubani and Jainagar," it said.
The Araria and Parman rivers are flowing above the danger mark, while the Mahananda river crossed the danger mark in Purnea and Baisi block on Tuesday, she said. The Kosi and Lal Bakeya rivers have already reached alert levels in Khagaria, Beldaur and Sitamarhi and their adjoining areas respectively.
The concerned district administration has shifted people living in low-lying areas to safer places, a senior department official said, adding that all affected departments are on alert mode.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday conducted an aerial survey of East Champaran, Gopalganj and West Champaran districts after the water level in several rivers in these districts rose following heavy downpour over the past few days.
