Uttar Pradesh, Bihar battle flood fury as river Ganga swells- In pics

The flood situation has worsened in Bihar’s capital city, Patna after water from the river Ganga entered into some more localities on Friday (August 13, 2021).

According to an IANS report, the water level in river Ganga has increased in the last 24 hours, leading to a flood situation in Didarganj region located on the eastern side of the state capital. Sonama panchayat, Khaspur, Jethuli and Punadih panchayat, among others are the most affected places.

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The main Ganga is flowing in severe flood situations from Patna (Bihar) to Murshirabad (West Bengal), from Praygraj to Ballia (both Uttar Pradesh), it is falling to steady state, whereas from Patna and downstream, it is flowing with rising trend.

"Alert may be kept in districts of Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ghazipur (UP), Buxar, Patna, Munger, and Bhagalpur (Bihar), Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and Malda, and Murshirabad (West Bengal). Passing peak inflow will further increase the water level of main Ganga stem in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal in next two to three days," the bulletin said.

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Currently the flood originated in tributaries of Yamuna last week is passing through Ganga and it may take another three to five days to pass through completely; in such situation, a further runoff created due to intense rainfall in the catchments of north tributaries of Ganga may not stream into Ganga easily. The flooding situation in districts such as Ballia and Praygraj (UP), and Saran, Bhagalpur, Katihar (Bihar) may get accentuated, the CWC said.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday (August 13, 2021). CM Yogi interacted with flood-affected people in Ghazipur and assured all possible help from the government.

"The flood has affected 24 districts of the state under which 600 villages are badly hit. We have deployed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force and a nodal officer for each flood-hit area by the state government," said CM Yogi in a press conference.

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NDRF personnel distribute relief material to the people stuck in flood-affected areas amid the rise in the water level of the river Ganga, in Prayagraj on Friday.

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Flood-affected people of Nakta Diyara row a boat in the river Ganga to shift to a safer place with essential items, in Patna on Friday. Locals use boats to cross the waterlogged street due to floodwater triggered by the rise in water level of the Ganga river. 

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