June 30, 2013 9:18 AM

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Rain disrupt normal life in Uttar Pradesh; About 130 villages in Upper Assam affected by flood

In Uttar Pradesh, heavy rain continued to lash different parts of the state. Water level in major rivers including Ganga, Sharda, Yamuna, Ken and Ghaghra, continued rising trend. According to the Central Water Commission, Sharda is flowing above the danger mark in Palian Kala, while Ghaghra is flowing above danger mark at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki. Ganga is rising all along its course from Kannauj, Kanpur, Dalmau, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia.

“Around 20 districts of the state have been badly affected by the floods. With seven more persons killed in last 24 hours, the death toll goes up to 65 caused due to rain related incidents. More than 600 villages in the districts including Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Merrut, Bahraich, and Farukkhabad are totally inundated in the flood waters. Continuous rainfall has submerged the low lying areas of Capital city Lucknow, making life misrable for the residents. State relief commissioner claims that the administration is alert and providing all possible help to the flood victims.

Incessant rain has affected about 130 villages in Upper Assam. Official sources said, 55 villages are reeling under flood waters in Dhemaji district alone. Around 800 flood affected people have taken shelter at 3 relief camps set up by Dhemaji administration.

Metrological department has predicated heavy to very heavy rain in several parts of Assam and the neighboring states in next 24 hours. Central Water Commission report said that the Brahmaputra is maintaining a rising trend at Tezpur,Guwahati,Dhubri and Goalpara. The current wave of flood and erosion damaged several houses and over thousand hectares of standing crops .Around 4 thousand domestic animals have been shifted to higher places.Surface communications have also been distrupted at several places as flood damaged roads,bridges and culverts .

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