Body Count at Bihar's Gandak Barrage Climbs to 15 as Nepal Flood Debris Keeps Washing In Another body was pulled from gate number 5 of the Gandak barrage in Bagaha, West Champaran, on Monday, taking the total number of bodies recovered since Nepal's flood tragedy to 15. A body pulled from gate number 5 of the Gandak barrage in Bagaha, West Champaran, triggered fresh alarm on Monday morning, underlining that the flow of bodies down the Gandak river has not stopped even weeks after the disaster in Nepal. With this latest recovery, the total number of bodies retrieved from the barrage area has climbed to 15. How the body was pulled out of the gate As soon as word spread that a body was stuck at gate number 5 on the India side of the barrage, a team from the Nepal Police and the Nepal Armed Police Force, or APF, rushed to the spot. The two agencies launched a joint rescue operation, and after hours of effort managed to free the body from the gate. Sub-inspector Dhruvo Prasad Bhatt of the Nepal APF's Triveni outpost said, "Information was received in the morning that a body was stuck at gate number 5." He added that the recovered body has not yet been identified, and that it was sent to the Sadar Hospital for a post-mortem once the required legal formalities were completed. Toll reaches 15 as monitoring continues According to sub-inspector Bhatt, a total of 15 bodies have now been recovered from the Gandak barrage area since the Rasuwa disaster. Every gate of the barrage and the surrounding stretch of the river is being watched round the clock so that no body or debris passes through unchecked. The agencies involved are still working on identifying the bodies already recovered and completing the legal process that follows each recovery. Officials say identification is taking time because many bodies have spent days in the water and are hard to recognise, so a post-mortem and a match against missing-persons records are required before any body can be handed over to relatives. Why bodies keep turning up in the river During the peak of the flooding, the gates of the Gandak barrage had been raised to let the surging water through. They were lowered on Monday, and it was only after that the APF and police personnel could run their joint operation to free the bodies trapped inside. The chain of events goes back to a severe avalanche and a dam breach in Nepal's Rasuwa region on August 26, which caused the water level in the Gandak to shoot up sharply. Ever since, the barrage's different gates have been kept under constant watch. Because most of Nepal's rivers eventually flow into Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, debris and bodies from the flood are making their way across the border into Indian territory. Twelve days on from the disaster, fresh signs of the destruction are still surfacing along the river. Families holding symbolic funerals for the missing The scale of the devastation in Nepal is such that several families have stopped waiting for their missing relatives to be found and have already begun performing last rites for them. With no body to cremate, these families are building symbolic effigies out of grass to bid farewell to the loved ones they lost to the floods. What this means for you The steady recovery of bodies from the Gandak river is a clear sign that the fallout of Nepal's disaster is still crossing the border into India. • Across India: Since most of Nepal's rivers flow through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, more flood debris and bodies could still wash downstream. Administrations in border districts will need to keep up heightened riverbank monitoring. • In West Champaran: Residents near the Gandak barrage in Bagaha should stay cautious around the gates, since rescue operations are still underway there. Families with missing relatives can seek identification updates from the Sadar Hospital and local authorities. • Identification timelines: Post-mortems and legal formalities take time, so families of the missing may have to wait several days for confirmation on any recovered body. • What to expect next: With checks continuing at every gate of the barrage, more bodies could still surface in the coming days, so vigilance in the area needs to continue. Questions & Answers 1. Has the body found at gate number 5 been identified? No, the recovered body has not yet been identified; it was sent to Sadar Hospital for a post-mortem after legal formalities were completed. 2. How many bodies have been recovered from the Gandak barrage area so far? A total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the Gandak barrage area since the Rasuwa disaster. 3. Where did this happen? It happened at gate number 5 on the India side of the Gandak barrage in Bagaha, West Champaran. 4. Who carried out the rescue operation? A joint team from the Nepal Police and the Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) carried out the rescue operation. 5. Why are bodies and debris still flowing into the river? The water level of the Gandak river rose after an avalanche and dam breach in Nepal's Rasuwa region on August 26, causing bodies and debris to wash downstream. 6. Are more people still missing in Nepal? Yes, several people remain missing after the floods, and some families are performing symbolic funerals with grass effigies for their missing relatives. https://trendkia.com/en/bihar/bagaha-men-gandak-baraja-se-phira-nikala-shava-nepal-trasadi-se-jura-ankara-15-taka-pahuncha-29077 TrendKia — Har trend, sabse pehle.