India, Oct. 3 -- The Supreme Court has granted eight weeks to the Bihar government to comply with its directions to remove all unauthorised structures and encroachments on the floodplains between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan noted that on July 21, the apex court had granted six weeks to the state to ensure that each and every unauthorised structure and encroachment standing on the Ganga floodplains between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat were removed.

On September 28, Bihar's Advocate General S D Sanjay informed the bench that directions issued by the top court were partially complied with.

He said the recent natural calamity in Nepal, which led to the level of River Ganga rising...