The flow of water in Saptakoshi is high, all 56 gates were opened

Biratnagar. Due to the incessant rain in the hilly areas, the flow of water in Saptakosi river has increased. According to the information given by the Sunsari police, the flow of water has reached 368,670 cusecs per hour as measured at 9:00 am today. As the flow of water increased, a red flag has been hoisted at the Koshi barrage and all 56 gates of the barrage have been opened. Saptakosi barrage can handle up to 400,000 cusecs per hour, police said. The flow of water is expected to increase further. The measurement at 8 o'clock was...

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Truck falls in Saptakoshi

BIRATNAGAR, July 14: A truck has plunged into the Saptakoshi River. A truck collided with a bus on the Koshi barrage bridge on the border of Sunsari and Saptari and fell into the river this morning. The truck that fell into the river has disappeared. Police have rescued three people that were in the truck.

IN PICS: Swollen Saptakoshi forces hundreds to abandon their homes

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Continuous rainfall across the country in the past few days has raised the water level in Saptakoshi River, the largest river of the country.  As the river swells and begins to enter human settlements, people are forced to abandon their homes and move to safer and higher grounds. Around 20,000 people living nearby the Koshi River are likely to be displaced, according to the local bodies there.

Saptakoshi dam burst leaves scores of people trapped

Barahakshetra municipality in Sunsari got trapped when the Saptakoshi River dam burst

Water flow has increased in Saptakoshi

By the Flood Four Casting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, it has been reported that the water level in the Saptakoshi

Saptakoshi erodes human settlements in Udayapur

The flood-fed Saptakoshi River has eroded human settlements in Belaka municipality-1, 2, 8 and 9 of Udayapur

Water flow has increased in Saptakoshi

The flow of water in the Saptakoshi River on the border of Saptari and Sunsari has increased exponentially.

Deputy Mayor of Saptakoshi Municipality dies of Covid-19

RAJBIRAJ, May 18: Deputy Mayor of Saptakoshi Municipality Asha Chaudhary succumbed to coronavirus infection this morning. Deputy Mayor Chaudhary died at Birat Nursing Home in Biratnagar, according to Uttam Acharya, a resident of Kanchanrup Municipality.  She was admitted to a local health post after suffering from fever, flu and breathing problems some two weeks ago.    Chief of District Health Office Duniyalal Yadav said that the Deputy Mayor was tested positive to coronavirus during an antigen test. After getting infected, she was kept in ICU bed for 10 days and three days in ventilator. Deputy Mayor Chaudhary was also pregnant and the dead baby was removed from her womb just three days ago.  Deputy Mayor Chaudhary is survived by her husband and a seven-year-old son.   With this, the Covid-19 death toll in Saptakoshi reached three, the District Health Office said.