Bihar issues high alert after Nepal landslide

May 25, 2015 19:48

As the expected sudden release of massive volume of water from the blocked Kali Gandaki river in Nepal loomed, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called a high-level meeting of the Disaster Management Department officials over the emergency situation. "A high alert has been issued in the state after the landslide in Nepal. Precautionary measures have been completed. We have asked district magistrates and Water Resources Department officials to keep themselves ready," Kumar said.

The CM said a huge piece of a mountain had fallen in the Kali Gandaki river due to landslide in Myagdi district of Nepal. This has obstructed the flow of the river and formed an artificial lake there. "It is suspected that the flow of water will be very fast once the landslide blocking the river route is removed. We have estimated the expected flow and all precautionary measures have been taken," he added.

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