Explanation:

24 Panchayats from 5 districts from Bagaha in West Champaran to Fatehabad Ghat in Muzaffarpur have agreed to declare the Gandak River as a gharial conservation Reserve. Under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, consent of the surrounding population is required to make a water area a gharial conservation reserve. A proposal has been sent to the Wildlife Trust of India to build a 140 km long Gharial Conservation Reserve in the Gandak River passing through West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur and Saran districts. Gandak River The total length of the river Gandak is about 1310 km, and its length in Bihar is about 260 km. Starting from the Himalayas, the Gandak River enters Bihar from Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district and near Patna joins the Ganges, this place is called Triveni. This river is called Saligrami or Salgrami in Nepal and Narayani and Saptagandaki in the plains. The headquarters of Vaishali district is situated on the banks of Hajipur Gandak River. This river is also known as Sadanira due to its full of water throughout the year.