Heavy rain inundates parts of Chitwan, major rivers remain below flood warning levels

Chitwan district in Nepal is experiencing localized flooding due to persistent rainfall since Monday afternoon. Several areas have become inundated, but water levels in the region's major rivers have not yet crossed official flood warning thresholds, according to government monitoring data. The Narayani River at Devghat, a key indicator, measured 5.7 meters at 8 a.m. Tuesday, well below the warning level of 7.3 meters and the danger level of nine meters. Its water levels have remained stable.

Flood levels in the Lothar and Reu rivers are also below warning thresholds. However, the Reu river at Bankatta in Madi Municipality is showing a rising trend, though it has not reached the warning level. The Lothar river's water levels have remained stable. Along the Trishuli river, monitoring stations in Chitwan recorded water levels below the warning threshold, with flows continuing to decline.

Water levels in the Rapti river in the neighboring Makawanpur district, which eventually joins the Narayani in Chitwan, also remain below the official warning level. Despite the localized flooding, authorities confirmed that none of the district's major rivers had surpassed flood warning levels as of Tuesday morning. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology continues to monitor the situation.