Malda river waters rise; locals, officials fear flood

Similarly, some unprotected places like Surjapur in the Kahala gram panchayat in Ratua-I, adjacent to the Fulhar river, and Shankartola in Manikchak, Hiranandapur in Bhutni, Shovapur-Pardeonapur in Kaliachak-III near the Ganga river are already flooded and people have started going to safer places.