KATHMANDU: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has urged residents living along the Bagmati River and in flood-prone areas to remain on high alert after the river’s water level at the Gaurighat monitoring station exceeded the warning threshold.
The department has advised people in riverside and inundation-prone areas to exercise heightened caution until Monday morning.
According to the DHM, the Bagmati River reached a water level of 2.41 metres at Gaurighat, surpassing the warning level of 2.1 metres.
As the river continues to rise, authorities have urged residents in low-lying areas along the river to remain vigilant.
DHM hydrologist Binod Parajuli said the danger level for the Bagmati River at Gaurighat is 2.7 metres.
“The river level is still rising. The Bagmati has already crossed the warning threshold at Gaurighat, and residents living in flood-prone areas along the river should remain on high alert until Monday morning,” Parajuli said.
The department has also urged people living along riverbanks, in flood-prone settlements and downstream areas to avoid unnecessary movement, relocate to safer places if necessary, and closely follow official flood and landslide advisories.
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