Patna, Aug. 23 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday spoke to his West Bengal counterpart Suvendu Adhikari over the phone and urged him to open all gates of the Farakka Barrage amid rising water levels in the Ganga River and the flood situation in Bihar.

In a post on X, Choudhary said opening the barrage gates would facilitate the flow of the river and help control the flood situation in Bihar.

"Keeping in view the rising water level of the Ganga River and the flood situation in Bihar, I spoke to the Honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Suvendu Adhikari, over the phone today and requested him to open all the gates of the Farakka Barrage," Choudhary said.

He added that Adhikari had assured him of prompt action in ...