Bihar is flooding, but where did it start? Hint: look north

Once the neighbouring country opened its 56 sluice gates of Kosi barrage water levels in Bihar rose alarmingly

Bihar braces for dengue outbreak after floods, cases cross 1,100 mark

Patna is worst hit as several areas are still water logged and serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes

Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts

More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

Communication gap: Bihar floods show why India, Nepal need to get their act together

The delay of sharing weather-related information is alarming because every time Nepal has received heavy rains, Bihar has recorded flash floods

Hundreds of families displaced in north Bihar as swollen rivers break their banks

Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ganga and Adhwara flowing above danger mark at several places; Farmers in the state who were waiting for rains …

Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments

At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department 

Early, repeated floods wreaked havoc on north Bihar farms

Large tracts of standing crops in villages across the Gandak basin destroyed in successive deluges over 50 days since mid-June

What happened to India’s flood management plan?

There is no national-level flood control authority in India — 43 years after the country’s first and last commission …

COVID-19, floods: Bihar stares at twin challenge with onset of monsoon

Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with top officials on June 10 to review preparedness measures

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system

Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead

Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats

The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas