Water levels along the Ganga (Ganges) River Bihar have risen considerably since the 2011 Monsoon season began.
Rising water levels on the Ganga are not unusual during India’s monsoon season. On August 11, 2011, however, The Times of India reported that the Ganga River had been observed rising more frequently during the 2011 monsoon. The Times of India noted that water levels on the river usually rise two or three times from late June through September. By August 11, 2011, the river had already risen a third time, with two months left in the season.
The Ganga was not the only river to rise in northern India in the 2011 summer monsoon season. Elsewhere in Bihar, rising waters along the Kosi River had affected about 40,000 residents.