BIRATNAGAR, July 14: All the 56 sluice gates of the barrage at Saptakoshi river have been opened.
All the gates were opened today after the water current and level rose to the alarming situation following incessant rain, the barrage police post office Chief Iswar Dahal said.
28 gates of Koshi Barrage opened following rise in water level
The barrage with a capacity for 800,000 cusec water is now letting pass water at 290,00 cusec. It was 318,650 cusec on Saturday. Technicians have been mobilized round-the-clock to work on the sluice gates and also to keep the barrage and the embankment safe. It may be noted that an embankment on the Nepali side of the river had been damaged a decade ago, causing large damage to life and property in both Nepal and India, Dahal said.
Issuing a statement here on Saturday, Governor Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang has urged all sides concerned to provide immediate relief and support to the survivors. Stating that the hilly part of the state has suffered landslides and the plain waterlogging, he has also suggested one and one to maintain high alertness.
