Torrential rain continued to lash north and east India, triggering landslides, water logging and traffic snarls in most of the places.The national highways leading to the Himalayan shrines of Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri were blocked due to fresh landslides triggered by incessant rain in Uttarakhand yesterday. Besides, several major roads in the state were also hit by landslides disrupting vehicular traffic.Moderate to heavy rain lashed most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh where many rivers were flowing above the danger level. The in-flow of water in Bhakra and Pong reservoirs have increased considerably in wake of the rain. Over 100 villages in the two states were submerged due to flash flood caused by incessant rain.Kangra and Sirmaur districts in Himachal Pradesh were lashed by heavy rain as monsoon remained vigorous in the state.Heavy rain lashed Delhi resulting in traffic chaos on waterlogged roads in several parts of the city yesterday. Yamuna river remained well above the danger mark and is set to go up further as Haryana released over 2.5 lakh cusec of water which is likely to reach the city by this evening.Light to moderate rainfall took place in Rajasthan with Barmer recording maximum rainfall of 38 mm.In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation remains grim in western region due to periodic release of water from barrages and heavy rain. AIR correspondent reports that 7 districts of western UP have become severely affected due to floods. The water of Yamuna has entered the city in Mathura. The situation is grim in Saharanpur, Aligarh, Bijnore, Ghaziabad, and Bareilly districts due to continuous rise in Ganga, Ramganga, Yamuna and their tributaries. Meanwhile the met department has predicted heavy rain at a few places in western and eastern regions.In eastern region, incessant rain resulted in water logging and traffic snarls in Kolkata.The overall flood situation in Central Assam continues to be grim as the Brahmaputra and its tributaries are flowing above the danger level. The Brahmaputra is flowing one metre above the danger level. Though Brahmaputra shows a receding trend in Upper Assam yet in Central and Lower Assam, the flood situation remains unchanged. In three major districts of upper Assam, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Jorhat, the flood situation is gradually improving.
News On AIR | September 14, 2010 2:04 PM
Torrential rain continued to lash north and east India