September 11, 2010 12:55 PM

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Yamuna flowing above danger mark

The Yamuna river which is flowing at 206.66 metres, much above the danger mark, has entered some fresh low lying areas of Delhi, including ISBT. An official in flood control department said that the level is likely to touch 206.85 by this after noon. He said, the water level has been increasing as discharged water from Haryana started reaching Delhi. The heavy rain in the National Capital Region has also led to a further increase in the water level of the river. The Old Yamuna Bridge has been closed as a precautionary measure. Delhi government says everything is under control and there is no danger of flood in Delhi. The State Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan visited various flood affected areas and instructed concerned officials to ensure availability of food, water , medicines and other facilities in the relief campsIn Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation is still grim in several districts as the heavy rain is still lashing the catchments of Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga and Ghaghra. The situation in Farrukhabad has become grim as the level of Ramganga has shot up 10 centimetres above the danger level. In eastern districts, though the rivers, Ghaghra and Rapti are receding but they are still above the danger mark in Faizabad, Ballia and Gorakhpur. AIR correspondent Salman Haider reports that ‘About fifty villages in the basin of Ganga and Ramganga are threatened due to rising of Ramganga. Around two hundred and fifty villages are already affected in the district. Three to four feet water is logged in the forest area of Bijnore. The situation is improving in eastern Uttar Pradesh but one tehsil of Gonda is still badly hit. The relief work is going on in full pace. Meanwhile, heavy rain has lashed this morning in Gorakhpur, Faizabad and Azamgarh divisions.

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