Patna, Oct. 2 -- As floodwaters from the swollen Gandak River entered new areas of Bihar's Saran district following embankment breaches on Friday, the CWC issued an 'Orange' bulletin signalling a severe flood situation at 28 locations across several districts amid rising water levels in other rivers.
The Central Water Commission (CWC) issues the Orange bulletin when the water level rises above the danger mark but remains below the highest flood level.
"The Ganga continued to flow above the danger mark at several locations, including Danapur, Gandhi Ghat, Hathidah, Dighaghat, Bankaghat, Mahnar, Kalyanpur, Kahalgaon and Sultanganj," according to the bulletin.
At Danapur, the river was at 51.44 metres, 0.24 metre above the danger level, while Gandhi Ghat recorded 49.69 metres, 1.09 metres above the danger mark in Patna, it said.
In Saran district, floodwater passed through damaged embankments in Panapur and Maker blocks and entered new areas, including Karchhaulia, Amnour, Jagdishpur, Maker and Parsa.
The Gandak remained above the danger mark at Dumariaghat, Lalganj and Rewaghat, though levels were falling at all three locations.
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