Patna, May 25: The state government has decided to depute a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at strategic points in Bihar by the end of this month.

This is being done as part of the preparation to meet any eventuality if any part of the state faces flash flood-like situation.

Normally, the deputation of NDRF teams in districts as part of flood preparation used to be done after mid-June.

"We are doing it as a precautionary measure because the hilly areas of Nepal have become fragile and chances of landslides and subsequent flash floods could not be ruled out," disaster management department principal secretary Vyasji said today.

Prior to this, he had got a call from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in which the need of precautionary measures to face any eventuality like flash floods was alluded.

Many rivers, which flow through Bihar, have their origin in Nepal. Prominent among these rivers are the Kosi, the Gandak, the Baghmati and the Adhwara group of rivers.

Two NDRF teams would be deputed at Supaul while Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Gopalganj would have one team each to handle situation, which may arise in case of flash floods. One team of NDRF consists of 45 personnel, which include divers, paramedics, drivers of motorboats among other support staff.

All the members of the team have medical first responder training so that they could provide basic medication to those in need in wake of any natural disaster. Each team has six inflatable motorboats to reach to the flooded areas.

Amid this advance preparation, Bihar has ruled out any possibility of flash flood in the Gandak for now in wake of the landslide in the Kali Gandaki river of Nepal, which feeds water to the mainstream of Gandak, which flows through Bihar. The landslide had taken place in Myagri district of Nepal.

People were apprehensive that once the debris is removed from the river a sudden discharge of water would take place in the Gandak which might lead to flash floods in the catchment areas of the river.

"I had a detailed discussion with Dipak Kumar Singh, secretary of water resources department, and he informed that there was nothing alarming for now. Still, we are on high alert to meet any eventuality," Vyasji said.

Even chief minister Nitish Kumar convened a high-level meeting in wake of the landslide in the Kali Gandaki and reviewed the situation emerging out of the landslide.

Later, Nitish said a high alert had been issued and all the precautionary steps were being taken. Nitish added that district magistrates concerned and officials of water resources department had been directed to be ready to deal with any eventuality.