"Staying awake all night, turning sides is what I'm doing": In East Champaran, 40,000 families are spending their lives on the dam. Bhaskar reporter among the victims until 2 a.m.

"It's been five days. We can't sleep properly, and there's no proper accommodation either. The biggest concern is for the children. There's a constant fear that insects, snakes, or wild animals might come. We're spending every night awake or tossing and turning in this fear. Somehow, we're managing to get through each day and night. Life is going on with great difficulty." This statement from Lal Ji, a flood-affected villager, paints a picture of the lives of hundreds of people living along the Champaran embankment.