Heavy rain in Patna, waist-deep water in the city: Water reaches railway bridge; DSP himself engaged in repairing the dam in Saran.

Floodwaters have spread across 18 districts of Bihar, affecting over 665,000 people. The rate of the Ganges' rise has slowed down in Patna. In the last 24 hours, the water level has risen by 10 cm in Digha, 11 cm in Gandhi Ghat, and 21 cm in Hathidah. The Ganges is above the red mark at all three gauge points. Due to the floods, train traffic on the Patna-Gaya rail route has been affected. Near Jat Dumri, the floodwaters of the Punpun River have submerged bridge number