Heavy rains lash UP; major rivers remain above danger mark

PTI Updated - March 12, 2018 at 04:14 PM.

Moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers lashed various parts of Uttar Pradesh as major rivers continued to flow above the danger mark.

According to sources at the Central Water Commission, Ganga continued to flow near the red mark at Fatehgarh, Kanpur and Gazipur, while flowing above the danger mark at Ballia.

Sharda at Palia Kalan, Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge, Ayodhya and Turtipar and Budhi Rapti at Siddhartnagar continued to remain in spate, the sources said.

Yamuna at Prayag Ghat in Mathura, Ramganga at Moradabad and Rapti at Bhinga in Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddhartngar and Gorakhpur were flowing close to the danger level, they added.

While Mauranipur received 15 cm, Lalitpur 9 cm, Mahroni 7 cm, Amroha 6 cm, Agra 5 cm, Karvi 4cm, and up to three cm rainfall was recorded at Ramnagar, Moth, Nazibabad and Deoband. Two cm rainfall was recorded at Allahabad, Lucknow, Khalilabad, Sambhal and Aligarh.

According to forecasts, rain and thundershowers would occur at various places in the State with heavy rainfall likely at isolated places in the next 48 hours.

Published on August 10, 2013 10:10