Bihar floods affect 10.26 lakh people across 11 districts

Floods have affected 10.26 lakh people across 50 blocks and 201 gram panchayats in Bihar. Ganga reached a record water level of 50.53 metres at Gandhi Ghat in Patna on 5 September 2026, beating the 2016 record by one centimetre. Water levels may reach 50.62 metres by 8 am on 6 September 2026.

Relief operations

State authorities deployed 858 boats, 27 SDRF teams, and 7 NDRF teams to help. Disaster management department runs 38 community kitchens and has given out 12,300 polythene sheets and 2,250 dry-ration packets. Affected districts include Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Buxar, Samastipur, Munger, Katihar, and Araria.