In order to avoid possible disasters, the Metropolitan Municipality has specially requested the citizens not to go out of their homes unnecessarily, and not to go near rivers, streams, drains and places where water freezes if the continuous rain continues.
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Due to incessant rains, some areas of Birgunj Metropolitan City have been flooded. The district administration office has also been flooded.
Chief District Officer Toynarayan Subedi said that after the district administration office and the surrounding area were flooded, the documents in the work room on the ground floor of the office were taken to a safe place. Some houses have been flooded in Ranighat, Bhanuchok, Adarshnagar, Chinimil area etc. He said that up to 260 milliliters of rain was recorded in Birgunj.
Since then, Birgunj Metropolitan Municipality office has asked the local residents to be highly alert. There is a possibility of flooding in Vedaha river, Tilawe river and Sirsia river in Birganj and the risk of inundation has increased, the city police, disaster management, health, electricity and sanitation teams have been put on standby.
The Metropolitan Municipality has provided emergency contact numbers for disaster management and rescue. Asik Mian for city police (9804277055), Viva Mishra for disaster management (9845095121), Sarfudin Mian for water drainage (9816285005), Rajiv Upadhyay for power management (9849035715) and Rajuprasad Sah for health services (9845331381).
The Metropolitan Municipality has requested citizens not to go out of their houses unnecessarily if the continuous rain continues, not to go near rivers, streams, drains and water bodies, to take special care of children, elderly and disabled people, to keep electricity and communication equipment in a safe place and to contact them immediately in case of emergency . Other news related to
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