Sunsari Administration Intensifies Disaster Response Amid Rising Koshi River Flow

Sunsari. With the water flow in the Saptakoshi River increasing, the Sunsari administration has intensified disaster response preparations. In this regard, a team including Chief District Officer Basudev Ghimire and heads of security agencies conducted an on-site inspection of the Koshi Barrage.

The water flow at the Koshi Barrage has reached 151,195 cusecs per second, and 20 gates of the barrage have been opened. A red light is lit as a high alert signal when the water flow in the Koshi reaches 150,000 cusecs per second.

After the inspection, Chief District Officer Ghimire stated that the disaster response plan is in implementation in the district, keeping in mind the risks of floods, inundation, and erosion. He informed that the responsibilities of all bodies involved in disaster management have been clearly defined and the necessary procedures have also been prepared.

He said that the district administration and security agencies are on standby for rescue, relief, relocation of affected people to safe places, and resettlement if necessary during the monsoon.

Chief District Officer Ghimire informed that the Koshi Barrage bridge and weak embankments have been repaired, and in case of erosion or damage to the embankment in any location due to a large flood, the concerned project, district administration, and security agencies are prepared to be mobilized immediately.

The inspection was attended by the Chief of the District Police Office Sunsari, Keshav Kumar Thebe, Deputy Director of Investigation of the National Investigation District Office Sunsari, Bimal Ghimire, and representatives of security agencies.