3 days Ago By Rajiv Mani
1 2 Prayagraj : After continuous rise in Ganga and Yamuna for the past three days, locals and the district administration breathed a sigh of relief by Monday evening after water level of Yamuna at Naini become stable, and the Ganga at Phaphamau and Chhatnag started receding slowly. The level of Ganga at Phaphamau had crossed the 84m mark on Monday morning and was flowing at 84.07m, whereas the danger level is at 84.
734m. By 4 pm, the level of Ganga at the same point was recorded at 84.06m.
The Ganga at Chhatnag receded by 1cm and was flowing at 83.40m. Likewise, the level of Yamuna (at Naini) was at 83.
91m in the morning and got stable by 12 noon. The water level at 4 pm also remained the same. At present, around 1,300 people have been shifted to seven relief camps.
This year, the impact of the flood is more in localities situated on the banks of Ganga at Phaphamau. One company of NDRF , two of SDRF, the PAC flood relief team, and one company of water police have been deployed. Water has inundated more than two dozen localities of the city.
More than 60 steamers, motorboats, and 800 boats have been deployed. Localities like Baghada, Ganga Nagar, Nevada, Chilla, Myorabad, Beli village, Ashok Nagar, Rajapur, Sadiabad, Kakraha Ghat, Shankarghat, Karailabagh, Sadiapur, and Daraganj near Nagvasuki have been marooned. The administration has pressed six boats for transportation in Badra Sonaunti of Phulpur tehsil, one in Bhagesar Delhi of Karchana, three in Daraganj of Sadar tehsil, ten in Baghada, and nine in Rajapur.
Fifteen localities of Sadar tehsil have been affected the most. Around 6,000 people from about 1,050 families have been affected. At Phaphamau, flood water of Ganga has entered more than two dozen houses.
The NDRF team continued to deliver food items to the people trapped on the roofs of these houses. Villages including Rangpura, Phaphamau, and Morhaun are among the worst hit. There is growing anxiety among the villagers of dozens of villages, including Chandapur, Sumeri Ka Pura, Malakharhar, and Shivpur.
Due to the submergence of the electricity pole in the flood water, the power supply in Badra-Sunauti village has been disrupted. The villagers are spending their nights in darkness. "The flood water is expected to subside further, but we are still keeping a close watch, and all help is being provided to the people staying in the flood relief camps and those who have opted to stay within their houses," said disaster incharge and ADM finance and revenue Vinay Kumar Singh.
People trapped in the flood have been rescued, and relief kits are also being distributed, he added..
