August 26, 2010 1:07 PM

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Flood situation grim in UP

In Uttar Pradesh continuous rain for last three days in many areas and release of water from different barrages made the flood situation grim. The adjoining areas of Ghaghara river is worst affected. While Gaghra river is flowing above the danger mark in many places the other rivers Sharda, Rapti, Boodi Rapti, Gandak, Ramganga rivers are also flowing above the danger mark in many places and marooned (submerged) hundred of villages and thousands of Acres of agricultural land. Continuous rise in water level in Gaghra and Sharda and other associate rivers over dozen of districts from Dvipatan, Gorakhpur, Basti,and Faizabad are worst affected. More than forty villages have been marooned in Basti district. Gaghra is flowing about 90 centimeter above the danger mark in Basti. While 26 villages in Tarabganj and carlangang tehasil in Gonda districts have been evacuated due to flood. A dam near Baccchi Mnaza area in Gonda is facing continuous erosion made situation dangerous. In Barabanki more than two hundred villages are affected due to flood in Gaghra. Sharda River made Lakhimpur districts one of the worst affected and more than hundred villages have been submerged. Several areas in Gonda, Farukkhabad, Hardoi, Meerut, Fatehpur, Sitapur, Pilibhit and Bijnor districts are also facing flood and many villages have been evacuated by the administration. Meanwhile the central water commission has said that water has been released from Narora, Tazewala, Okhla and Banbasa barrages during last twenty four hours. The central water commission said that due to this also rivers water levels are rising however Ganga and Yamuna is still flowing below the danger mark except Ganaga at Narora in Bulandshahr district. Meanwhile in several places administration has placed relief boats and flood post are working twenty four hours in flood affected areas. In Moradabad also flood posts have been alerted due to rising water level in Ramganga river.

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