Floods in Uttarakhand may rise Ganga level

ALLAHABAD: Heavy rain and floods in Uttarakhand in the past one week may further rise the level of water in Ganga and Yamuna. Torrential downpour in the city and other catchment areas in the past three to four days had already risen the volume of water in the two rivers and tributaries like Betwa, Chambal and Ken.
With flooded water in tributaries from the state gushing in the two rivers, the district administration is yet to come out with a plan to evacuate residents living in low-lying areas.
The district administration claimed that it will take around a week for water to reach the rivers here.
In the past three or four days, the city received 22 mm of heavy downpour, with the total rainfall touching 55 mm in July till date, further leading to increase in the level in the two rivers.
The level had also increased in prominent tributaries of Ganga and Yamuna like Ken, Betwa and Chambal.
The data provided by the executive engineer, irrigation (flood control) stated that incessant rain has led to increase of water level in Yamuna passing through the Naini to 72.69 metres.
The danger level of the river in the city has been fixed at 84.73 metres.
The level of Ganga, passing through Phaphamau in the city, increased by 222 centimetres in past six days to 76.53 metres on Monday noon.
At Chatnag, the level was recorded at 72.14 metres. The danger level of Ganga in the city had been fixed at 84.73 metres.
Meanwhile, the Central Water Commission had predicted that water level of the two rivers will increase constantly.
"The flood water from Uttarakhand will reach the city within six days so water level is being constantly monitored," executive engineer J P Verma said.
The flood water usually inches towards the low-lying localities of Daraganj, Chhota Baghara, Shivkuti, Chandpur Saloni, Rasoolabad, Bakshi Bandh and Naini.