After the continuous rain, there is excessive flow in Saptakosi river. According to the Kosi barrage control room, water is flowing through the Kosi barrage at the rate of 255,000 cusecs per second on Saturday afternoon.
30 gates of the Kosi barrage have been opened after the water flow is excessive.
As the flow is high, the residents of Gowargadha village in the middle of Saptakosi river are surrounded. Birendra Majhi, Mayor of Hanuman Nagar Kankalini Municipality, said that the residents of Gowargadha are safe now and rescue them if they are in danger.