Bihar: Approach road to Gandak bridge in Gopalganj breached, several areas flooded

The approach road of Gandak Mahasetu, linking Bihar’s Gopalganj and Betia, was breached on Thursday due to the high water pressure, causing floods in about a dozen villages and disrupting traffic along the Betia-Gopalganj road.

The breach point of about 30 metres on the Gopalganj side, which is about 500 metres from the main bridge, was caused by the release of 4.5 lakh cusecs of water from the Gandak Barrage at Valmiki Nagar. A guide bundh, which was constructed to disrupt the flow of the Gandak river, was also breached.

The district administration has started damage control measures. Gopalganj District Magistrate Arshad Aziz said, “The water leakage from the approach road started on Wednesday. But the erosion could not be prevented. We have been hoping to resume traffic soon.”