Narayani River Flood Damages 1.15 km Embankment in Chitwan

Chitwan. Due to the flood in the Narayani River, 1,150 meters of embankment built on the riverbank on the Chitwan side has been damaged. In the Bharatpur Metropolitan City area, out of 35 kilometers from the Narayani River bridge westward to Golaghat, 20 kilometers have been embankmented. Of this, 1 kilometer 150 meters of embankment has been affected by the flood.

According to Sagar Poudel, Information Officer of the Irrigation and Water Resources Project Bharatpur, the flood has affected the embankment by 600 meters in the Siddhiganesh forest area on the Chitwan side, 300 meters in the Majuwa forest area, 100 meters in the Hirapur area, and 50 meters each in the Gareshwor, Ganjipur, and Kathero areas. Along with damage to the embankment, flooding has also occurred due to the flood.