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Flood alarm: Twin rivers inundate all 20 ghats in Allahabad

ALLAHABAD: The alarming increase in water level of the Ganga and Yamuna on the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday forced citizens to move to safer places.


Flood outposts have been set up and NDRF personnel have been deployed to rescue people. To handle the influx of flood-hit people, many city schools, colleges and government offices have been turned into temporary shelter homes.




The twin rivers inundated all ghats constructed during Kumbh Mela making way for flood water to enter residential localities situated in low-lying areas of Chota Baghada, Salori, Beli, Uchwagarhi including six localities thereby affecting hundreds of families. The residents of areas Karelabagh, Kareilly, Buxi Modha, Gaus Nagar have also been alerted. In the past, the areas were flooded in 2013 and 2016.

The worst-affected was the trans-Ganga area of Jhunsi where the road-link to Badra Sanouti was disconnected with more than half a dozen villages. Water coming from flooded rivers in Madhya Pradesh entered villages and city localities situated in low-lying areas. Executive engineer, flood control division, Brijesh Srivastava said, "The water level of the Ganga at Phaphamau was 82.89 metres, at Chatnag it was 82.17 metres and Yamuna at Naini is 82.74 metres against the danger mark of 84.73 metres. There is a fluctuation in the increasing rate but from past five days water level has not shown a receding trend." The 11 lakh cusecs of water released from Hathinikund barrage would start reaching after Thursday. The additional water is expected to aggravate the already existing problem.

Crops of pulses, millets and seasonal vegetables grown in the low lying areas were destroyed. The district authorities have claimed that proposal for compensation would be sent to the state government after assessment of the loss. Authorities have urged the social organisations to come forward to help the displaced people in villages as well as in city.

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