The tension is palpable. Nervous citizens watch anxiously the rising levels of the rivers. They water slowly creeps upwards and enters the low-lying areas of the towns, as it advances foot by foot, the people have to start moving away… leaving their homes….

The Ganga and five other rivers Sone, Punpun, Burhi Gandak, Ghaghra and Kosi are still flowing above danger mark in many parts of Bihar, triggering a flood-like situation in the districts situated along the banks of the river, while in Uttar Pradesh water level of major rivers has crossed the red mark at several places in the State.

22 people have been killed whereas 23.71 lakh people are affected in the Bihar floods with many areas, especially the riverine belt of 12 districts.

The floods caused by a explosion in rivers have affected 23.71 lakh people in 1,115 villages under 362 panchayats in 12 districts of the state

Bhojpur district, which accounted for the maximum number of deaths, reported 12 deaths followed by Vaishali 6, Bhagalpur 2 and one each in Buxar and Lakhisarai district.

The districts witnessing flood-like situation in Bihar included Patna, Vaishali, Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Begusarai, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur and Katihar.

According to the reports Ganga and five other rivers were flowing above danger mark in Patna, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Katihar, Siwan, Bhojpur and Buxar districts of Bihar.

Ganga was flowing above danger mark at six places in Digha ghat, Gandhi Ghat, Hathidah in Patna, Bhagalpur and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district, and in certain points of Munger district and Buxar district.

Ganga, Yamuna, Sharda and Ken are flowing above the danger mark in Uttar Pradesh.

Ganga is flowing above the danger mark at Fafamau and Chatnag in Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia, while Yamuna is flowing above red mark at Chillaghat (Banda), Hamirpur and Naini (Allahabad) according to the Centre Water Commission (CWC).

Ken River is flowing above the danger mark at Banda while Sharda has crossed the danger mark at Palliakalan (Kheri).

The IMD’s Bhopal Centre director Anupam Kashyapi said heavy rainfall is likely at  Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Satna, Umaria, Katni, Shahdol, Rajgarh, Guna and Agar-Malwa districts in the next 24 hours. High alert have been done in these parts of Bihar.

(Prepared from media sources by Seema Kumari)

  Bihar flood, Uttar Pradesh