Rautahat, Oct. 31 -- Authorities in Rautahat have urged residents living along the Bagmati river to remain on high alert as water levels continue to rise at the Kulekhani reservoir in Makwanpur district.

There is a risk of a sudden increase in water flow in the Bagmati if the rising reservoir level forces authorities to open the main dam gates. The district administration has asked people living along the riverbanks to move to safer locations.

The Kulekhani-I Hydropower Project of the Nepal Electricity Authority issued its first warning on Saturday, citing rising water levels in the reservoir.

According to Hemraj Phuyal, assistant chief district officer of Rautahat, the water level at the Kulekhani (Indrasarovar) reservoir had reached ...