[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Sanjeev Singh [@sanjeevsinghx](/creator/twitter/sanjeevsinghx) on x 9317 followers Created: 2025-07-22 00:49:48 UTC North Bihar's farmers are still praying to Indra Devta for rain... It hasn't even rained in Bihar and Gangaji already breached the danger mark. X reasons: X. Heavy rainfall in upstream catchment areas (Uttarakhand, UP, Nepal) X. Water released from dams like MP's Bansagar Dam (into the Son River). Increases the volume in Ganga. X. Embankments: Narrows the river. Cause silt to build up and raise the riverbed. If they break, the sudden surge of water leads to devastating floods. X. Siltation: Accumulation of silt in the riverbed reduces the river's carrying capacity. Causes water to spread out and rise more quickly... even with moderate water flow. The first two reasons are unavoidable. The last two are not being addressed. Reason: #3 is a money minting scheme for a few. #4 stems from a lack of political will... No one wants to talk about it because no one wants to fix it. Everybody loves a good flood... Everybody loves a good drought. In India, 'Relief' itself is an industry.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [lakh](/topic/lakh) [nepal](/topic/nepal) [Post Link](https://x.com/sanjeevsinghx/status/1947459024229716270)
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Sanjeev Singh @sanjeevsinghx on x 9317 followers
Created: 2025-07-22 00:49:48 UTC
North Bihar's farmers are still praying to Indra Devta for rain... It hasn't even rained in Bihar and Gangaji already breached the danger mark. X reasons:
X. Heavy rainfall in upstream catchment areas (Uttarakhand, UP, Nepal)
X. Water released from dams like MP's Bansagar Dam (into the Son River). Increases the volume in Ganga.
X. Embankments: Narrows the river. Cause silt to build up and raise the riverbed. If they break, the sudden surge of water leads to devastating floods.
X. Siltation: Accumulation of silt in the riverbed reduces the river's carrying capacity. Causes water to spread out and rise more quickly... even with moderate water flow.
The first two reasons are unavoidable. The last two are not being addressed. Reason: #3 is a money minting scheme for a few. #4 stems from a lack of political will... No one wants to talk about it because no one wants to fix it.
Everybody loves a good flood... Everybody loves a good drought. In India, 'Relief' itself is an industry.
XXXXXX engagements
