People making their way through floodwater in Bihar, India

Why Bihar Floods Every Year: The Real Causes, Human Cost and Way Forward

By — October 6, 2026

For many people in Bihar, the monsoon does not arrive with rain alone. It arrives with uncertainty. Will the river rise again? Will the road remain open? Will the crops survive? Will families have to leave their homes once more? These are familiar questions for people living in Bihar’s flood-prone regions. Year after year, rivers […]