This story is from August 6, 2014

Flood threat looms as Ganga rises by 20mts in 24 hrs

Swollen tributaries of Ganga and Yamuna have raised flood fear in the city. People have already started shifting to safer places.
Flood threat looms as Ganga rises by 20mts in 24 hrs
ALLAHABAD: Swollen tributaries of Ganga and Yamuna have raised flood fear in the city. People have already started shifting to safer places. Farmers of low-lying areas of Phaphamau, including Phaphamau village, Morhu, Chakia, Bahamalpur Rangpura and Jaitwar, have starting making mud dams to prevent river water entering into their fields.
The danger level of both Ganga and Yamuna is fixed at 84.72 metres in the city.
On Monday, Yamuna had already breached the 77.35-metre mark. Ganga’s level too has increased by 20 metres in the last 24 hours and is currently flowing at 79.04 metres at Phaphamau and at 76.74 metres at Chatnag.
In-charge of district flood control room Srikrishna said, "Ganga and Yamuna are still flowing below the danger mark but can overrun it a couple of days." The district administration has already sounded alert among the department concerned regarding the flood threat.
As per Central Water Commission report, incessant rain in several regions of Madhya Pradesh in the past 24-hours has led to increase in water level of three prominent tributaries of Ganga and Yamuna, including Ken, Betwa and Chambal.
Following the migration of people to safer places, the district flood control room on Monday shot off a letter to nagar nigam, sub-divisional magistrates and tehsildars asking them to make arrangements for any eventuality.
"We are in regular contact with authorities who have been asked to prepare for any eventuality," said Srikrishna.
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