Welcome to the Ujiyari Bihar Current Affairs notes for 6 September 2026, prepared for the BPSC Combined Competitive Examination and other Bihar government examinations. The Ganga at Gandhi Ghat in Patna has crossed its all-time Highest Flood Level, with more than 16 lakh people affected across eleven districts and NDRF and SDRF teams deployed along the embankments from Buxar to Bhagalpur. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conferred the Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar 2026 on 38 government school teachers, one from each district, and announced a university dedicated to teacher training. Two teachers from Bihar were among the 48 school teachers to receive the National Teachers Awards from the President. The National Medical Commission has cleared two more medical colleges in the state, adding 100 MBBS seats, and the Health Minister has inaugurated new intensive care units at Muzaffarpur. Each item carries a Prelims fact set and a Mains angle, followed by five practice MCQs.

1. Ganga Breaches Its All-Time Highest Flood Level at Patna

Why in News: At 10 a.m. on 5 September 2026, the Ganga at Gandhi Ghat, Patna stood at 50.53 metres against a danger mark of 48.60 metres, crossing the previous Highest Flood Level of 50.52 metres recorded on 21 August 2016. At Pandarak in Patna district the river reached 43.78 metres, above that site’s historical record of 43.73 metres set on 16 August 2021.

The wider river situation. The Gandak, Kosi, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Punpun and Ghaghra were also flowing above their danger marks. The Central Water Commission forecast a level of 50.62 metres at Gandhi Ghat by 8 a.m. on 6 September.

The scale of impact. The State Disaster Management Department bulletin put the affected population at over 16 lakh across 11 districts: Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Buxar, Samastipur, Munger, Katihar and Araria. 27 SDRF and 7 NDRF teams were deployed.

A note on the figures. Bulletins issued at different hours on 5 September reported different counts, ranging from about 10.26 lakh affected across 50 blocks to about 16.85 lakh across 61 blocks, with correspondingly different counts of boats and community kitchens. Flood figures are revised through the day as reports come in from blocks, so treat the relief counts as provisional.

The official response. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conducted an aerial survey of Danapur and Maner diara on 4 September and of Bhagalpur and Naugachhia on 5 September, ordering continuous watch on the Ganga embankments from Buxar to Bhagalpur. September rainfall to that date stood at 60.8 mm, about 69 per cent above normal.

Why Bihar floods, in the terms BPSC expects. Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state, with roughly three-quarters of north Bihar’s area exposed to flood risk. The physical explanation has three parts. First, the north Bihar rivers, the Kosi, Gandak, Bagmati and Burhi Gandak, rise in Nepal and the Himalaya, so the rainfall that produces the flood usually falls outside Bihar. Second, these rivers carry an exceptionally heavy sediment load from young, rapidly eroding mountains, and on reaching the flat Gangetic plain they lose velocity, deposit that sediment, raise their own beds, and become prone to avulsion, the abrupt shifting of channel. The Kosi is called the “Sorrow of Bihar” for precisely this behaviour. Third, the Ganga running west to east across the state acts as the base level for every north Bihar tributary, so a high Ganga backs water up into the tributaries and prevents them draining, which is the mechanism producing the present situation.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: The Ganga at Gandhi Ghat, Patna reached 50.53 m on 5 September 2026, against a danger level of 48.60 m, crossing the previous HFL of 50.52 m of 21 August 2016.
  • Prelims: 11 districts were affected: Patna, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Buxar, Samastipur, Munger, Katihar and Araria.
  • Prelims: 27 SDRF and 7 NDRF teams were deployed; the Central Water Commission issues the flood forecasts.
  • Prelims: The Kosi is known as the Sorrow of Bihar; it enters India at Hanuman Nagar in Nepal and joins the Ganga near Kursela in Katihar district.
  • Prelims: The Gandak joins the Ganga at Patna; the Ghaghra joins near Chhapra; the Punpun joins downstream of Patna.
  • Prelims: The Kosi Agreement, 1954 and the Gandak Agreement, 1959 with Nepal govern the barrage projects on those rivers.
  • Mains: Structural versus non-structural flood management in Bihar, the limits of embankments, and the transboundary dimension of a river system whose catchment lies largely in Nepal (GS1 geography, GS3 disaster management).

2. Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar 2026 Conferred on 38 Teachers

Why in News: At a state-level ceremony at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna on 5 September 2026, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conferred the Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar (State Teacher Award) 2026 on 38 government school teachers, one from each of Bihar’s 38 districts, of whom 17 are women. The list includes “vishisht”, or specially appointed, teachers and principals.

Announcements made at the event. The Chief Minister said a separate university dedicated to teacher training would be established, and that a new pay scale would be framed for teachers in unaided (vitt-rahit) schools by combining government grants with institutional resources. He referred to a target of about 700 model schools, of which 551 are already running, and to two proposed universities: Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, focused on artificial intelligence and computer science, and Shaheed Jubba Sahni University, for civil engineering and architecture.

These announcements were made in the Chief Minister’s speech and should be treated as statements of intent rather than as notified policy.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: The Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar 2026 was conferred on 38 teachers, one from each district, of whom 17 are women, at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna, on 5 September 2026.
  • Prelims: Bihar has 38 districts, organised into 9 divisions.
  • Prelims: Shaheed Jubba Sahni was a freedom fighter of the 1942 Quit India Movement from the Muzaffarpur region.
  • Mains: Teacher quality, training institutions and the regulation of unaided schools in Bihar (GS2 education).

3. Two Bihar Teachers Receive the National Teachers Awards

Why in News: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards 2026 on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5 September 2026. Two of the awardees are from Bihar: Khushbu Kumari of the Urdu Primary School, Bidaidih, Katoria block, Banka district, and Pushpa Prasad of the Government Girls Middle School, Kuchaykot, Gopalganj district. Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari congratulated both.

The national frame. The 48 school teachers were drawn from 27 states, 7 Union Territories and 6 Central Government organisations, and comprised 26 men and 22 women. Selection is through a three-stage district, state and national process run online by the Department of School Education and Literacy. The total of 82 awardees across all streams also included 21 from higher educational institutions and polytechnics and 13 skill trainers.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: Khushbu Kumari (Banka district) and Pushpa Prasad (Gopalganj district) received the National Teachers Award 2026.
  • Prelims: The award covered 82 educators in total, of whom 48 were school teachers.
  • Prelims: Selection is through a three-stage district, state and national process.
  • Prelims: Teachers’ Day is observed on 5 September, the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
  • Mains: Recognition schemes as instruments of education quality improvement, and their limits (GS2 education).

4. NMC Clears Two More Medical Colleges, Adding 100 MBBS Seats

Why in News: The National Medical Commission, through its Medical Assessment and Rating Board, has granted letters of permission for the 2026-27 academic session to two medical colleges in Bihar with 50 MBBS seats each, adding 100 seats in all. The two are Sri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, Samastipur, and the Rajkiya (Government) Medical College, Chhapra, in Saran district.

What was said. Health Minister Nishant Kumar said the aim was to build a system where “people get quality and expert health services in their own area”, and that shortages of teaching faculty and resources at the new colleges would not be tolerated.

The regulatory framework. The National Medical Commission was established under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replacing the Medical Council of India. It functions through four autonomous boards, of which the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) grants permission to establish new medical colleges, to start new courses and to increase seats. The others are the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board, the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board and the Ethics and Medical Registration Board.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: Sri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, Samastipur, and the Rajkiya Medical College, Chhapra (Saran district), received NMC permission for 50 MBBS seats each for 2026-27.
  • Prelims: The National Medical Commission was established under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replacing the Medical Council of India.
  • Prelims: The Medical Assessment and Rating Board is the NMC board that grants permission for new medical colleges and seat increases.
  • Prelims: Bihar’s Health Minister is Nishant Kumar.
  • Mains: Medical education expansion, faculty shortages in new government medical colleges, and doctor availability in underserved districts (GS2 health, human resources).

5. New ICUs Inaugurated at SKMCH and the Muzaffarpur Cancer Hospital

Why in News: On 3 September 2026, Health Minister Nishant Kumar inaugurated a 30-bed intensive care unit at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, and a 12-bed ICU at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre located on the SKMCH campus.

What else was reported. A 100-bed palliative care unit is under construction at the cancer hospital, and reports cite a central allocation of about ₹112 crore for its expansion and equipment. The minister said cancer patients of north Bihar would no longer need to travel to Delhi or Mumbai for treatment. These two details appeared in one report and should be cited with attribution.

Why SKMCH matters institutionally. SKMCH, Muzaffarpur, is the principal tertiary referral hospital for north Bihar and became widely known during the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreaks in the Muzaffarpur region. The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre on its campus is part of the Tata Memorial Centre network, which functions under the Department of Atomic Energy, and represents a model in which a central research institution extends tertiary cancer care into a state hospital campus.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: A 30-bed ICU at SKMCH, Muzaffarpur, and a 12-bed ICU at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre on its campus were inaugurated on 3 September 2026.
  • Prelims: The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is part of the Tata Memorial Centre network, which functions under the Department of Atomic Energy.
  • Prelims: SKMCH, Muzaffarpur is the principal tertiary referral hospital of north Bihar and was central to the response to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreaks.
  • Mains: Decentralising tertiary and oncology care to reduce out-of-state referrals, and the centre-state financing of specialised health infrastructure (GS2 health).

6. Draft Bihar Building Bye-Laws 2026 Reviewed

Why in News: On 5 September 2026, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary chaired a high-level meeting at the Sinchai Bhawan auditorium, Patna, on the draft Bihar Building Bye-Laws 2026, convened by the Urban Development and Housing Department, to simplify regulatory clearance and speed up building approvals for planned urban development and construction investment.

Who attended. Urban Development and Housing Minister Nitish Mishra, Rural Development and IPRD Minister Shravan Kumar, Cooperation Minister Ramkripal Yadav and Public Health Engineering Minister Sanjay Kumar Singh, along with departmental secretaries, BUIDCo Managing Director Animesh Parashar, Patna Municipal Commissioner Yashpal Meena, and representatives of CREDAI Bihar, builders’ associations and property owners’ bodies.

This was a review of a draft. No specific bye-law change, such as revised plot size, floor area ratio, height limits or deemed-approval timelines, was reported as decided. Treat it as a consultation stage, not as approved policy.

What building bye-laws govern. Building bye-laws are the local regulations controlling plot coverage, floor area ratio, setbacks, height, parking, fire safety and services. They are the operative instrument through which a master plan is enforced at the level of the individual building, and they are made under state town and country planning legislation and municipal law.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: The draft Bihar Building Bye-Laws 2026 were reviewed on 5 September 2026 at Sinchai Bhawan, Patna, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary.
  • Prelims: BUIDCo is the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation.
  • Prelims: CREDAI is the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India.
  • Prelims: Bihar’s Urban Development and Housing Minister is Nitish Mishra.
  • Mains: Building regulation as an instrument of planned urban development, and the trade-off between faster approvals and enforcement of safety and land-use norms (GS2 urban governance).

Practice MCQs

1. In September 2026 the Ganga crossed its all-time Highest Flood Level at which location in Bihar?

a) Digha Ghat, Patna b) Gandhi Ghat, Patna c) Hathidah, Patna district d) Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district

Answer: b

Explanation: At 10 a.m. on 5 September 2026 the Ganga at Gandhi Ghat, Patna, stood at 50.53 metres against a danger mark of 48.60 metres, crossing the previous Highest Flood Level of 50.52 metres recorded on 21 August 2016. At Pandarak in Patna district the river reached 43.78 metres, above that site’s historical record of 43.73 metres set on 16 August 2021. The Central Water Commission forecast 50.62 metres at Gandhi Ghat by 8 a.m. on 6 September. More than 16 lakh people across 11 districts were affected, with 27 SDRF and 7 NDRF teams deployed, and the Chief Minister ordered continuous watch on the embankments from Buxar to Bhagalpur.

2. North Bihar is exceptionally flood-prone chiefly because:

a) The region receives the highest rainfall in India during the south-west monsoon b) The rivers are perennial and snow-fed throughout the year c) The rivers rise in Nepal and the Himalaya, carry heavy sediment, raise their beds and are prone to avulsion d) The region lies below sea level and cannot drain naturally

Answer: c

Explanation: The north Bihar rivers, the Kosi, Gandak, Bagmati and Burhi Gandak, rise in Nepal and the Himalaya, so the rainfall producing the flood often falls outside Bihar. They carry an exceptionally heavy sediment load from young, rapidly eroding mountains, and on reaching the flat Gangetic plain they lose velocity, deposit sediment, raise their own beds and become prone to avulsion, the abrupt shifting of channel. The Kosi is called the Sorrow of Bihar for this behaviour. A third mechanism operates in the present episode: the Ganga flowing west to east acts as the base level for the north Bihar tributaries, so a high Ganga backs water up into them and prevents drainage. North Bihar does not lie below sea level, and its rainfall is well below that of the wettest parts of India.

3. Permission to establish a new medical college in India is granted by which body?

a) The Under-Graduate Medical Education Board of the NMC b) The Medical Assessment and Rating Board of the NMC c) The Ethics and Medical Registration Board of the NMC d) The Directorate General of Health Services

Answer: b

Explanation: The National Medical Commission was established under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replacing the Medical Council of India, and functions through four autonomous boards: the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board, the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board, and the Ethics and Medical Registration Board. The Medical Assessment and Rating Board grants permission to establish new medical colleges, to start new courses and to increase seats. In September 2026 it granted letters of permission for the 2026-27 session to Sri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, Samastipur, and the Rajkiya Medical College, Chhapra, in Saran district, with 50 MBBS seats each.

4. The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre on the SKMCH campus at Muzaffarpur is part of which network?

a) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences network under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare b) The Indian Council of Medical Research network of institutes c) The Tata Memorial Centre network under the Department of Atomic Energy d) The Regional Cancer Centre network of the Bihar State Health Society

Answer: c

Explanation: The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is part of the Tata Memorial Centre network, which functions under the Department of Atomic Energy. On 3 September 2026 Bihar’s Health Minister Nishant Kumar inaugurated a 30-bed intensive care unit at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, Muzaffarpur, and a 12-bed ICU at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre on the SKMCH campus, with a 100-bed palliative care unit under construction. SKMCH is the principal tertiary referral hospital for north Bihar and became widely known during Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreaks in the Muzaffarpur region.

5. The Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar 2026 conferred in Bihar in September 2026 was given to:

a) 38 teachers, one from each district of the state, of whom 17 are women b) 48 teachers selected from across the nine divisions of the state c) 82 teachers across school, higher education and skill training streams d) 27 teachers drawn from government and unaided schools equally

Answer: a

Explanation: Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary conferred the Rajkiya Shikshak Puraskar 2026 on 38 government school teachers, one from each of Bihar’s 38 districts, of whom 17 are women, at Sri Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna, on 5 September 2026. Option (c) describes the national total for the National Teachers Awards conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan on the same day, comprising 48 school teachers, 21 from higher educational institutions and polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers. Two of the 48 school teachers were from Bihar: Khushbu Kumari of Banka district and Pushpa Prasad of Gopalganj district. Bihar has 38 districts organised into 9 divisions.