Lucknow, Heavy rain and rising rivers disrupted life across Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, leaving two dead in Sitapur and two minor girls missing in Ghazipur, while floods affected around 20,000 people in Ballia, and the Mandakini rose four metres above the danger mark in Chitrakoot.
In Varanasi, the Ganga crossed the warning level, inundating lanes and forcing boats to operate in several areas. Cremations at the Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats were shifted to rooftops and bylanes. Police and administrative teams, assisted by boatmen, were searching for them but had not found them by the time this report was filed. Forty-seven boats have been deployed for relief and movement. The Ghaghra was flowing at the danger mark, and authorities were also monitoring erosion. Flood shelters and community kitchens have been opened at Gopalnagar Tadi and Bhojpurwa. National Disaster Response Force and PAC teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. Boats operated in waterlogged lanes, while bodies were being cremated on rooftops and bylanes after traditional cremation grounds at Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats were inundated. Several families living along the Varuna river had been evacuated to relief camps. In Chitrakoot, the Mandakini was flowing around four metres above the danger mark after heavy rain in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. Ramghat and the Nirmohi Akhara were among the religious sites affected by waterlogging, while a bridge connecting Ramghat and Nayagaon was damaged. Police and administrative teams remained deployed in Pahadi, Rajapur and Manikpur areas. The situation along the Nepal border also remained a concern as the Mohana and Karnali rivers rose in the Tikunia area, affecting border villages, including those near Dudhwa National Park. Drainage work and medical assistance were also underway. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
In Sitapur, 32-year-old Nekram and his five-year-old niece Lakshmi were killed when a mud wall collapsed in Gaura village under the Kamlapur police station on Tuesday evening. In Ghazipur, 16-year-old Mahi Singh and 14-year-old Mahima Singh of Basantpatti village were swept away while bathing in the Ganga at Chochakpur Ghat in the Karanda area. In Ballia, Ganga waters have entered several residential areas, affecting around 20,000 people, according to the district administration. District Magistrate Mangla Prasad Singh said the Ganga was 1.60 metres above the danger mark and was expected to rise further slightly by Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Officials said the administration distributed 6,110 ration kits, 33,411 medicine kits and 81,300 cooked-food packets. In Varanasi, the Central Water Commission recorded the Ganga at 70.28 metres at 10 am, above the 70.26-metre warning level but below the 71.262-metre danger mark. The river was rising at 0.5 cm per hour. In Lakhimpur Kheri, authorities closed all educational institutions up to Class 8. In Mirzapur, officials opened two gates of the Aharoura reservoir at 9:30 am to release around 700 cusecs of water as its level rose rapidly following heavy rain. Executive Engineer Harishankar Prasad said the catchment area recorded 105 mm of rainfall. The Ganga in Mirzapur was still around 1.5 metres below the danger mark. In Sonbhadra, a breach in the embankment of the Nakti Nibhahwa pond in Belwania village caused waterlogging, with water entering the homes of 11 families. Schools from Classes 1 to 12 will remain closed in Sonbhadra on Wednesday following the weather conditions, according to the district inspector of schools.
Rising Sharda waters disrupted train services on the Mailani-Nanpara section due to water seepage between Bhira and Palia stations.
An eight-year-old boy, Mohit, was injured and is undergoing treatment, police said. Inspector-in-charge Atul Chaudhary said continuous rain had weakened the structure and the wall suddenly collapsed while the victims were inside. “All our teams are on alert” in the 39 villages along the Ganga in Ballia Sadar and 17 in Bairia, Singh told reporters. Commissioner of the Chitrakoot Dham division Ajit Kumar said affected people were being shifted to safer places and provided food and other assistance. DIG Rajesh S said State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force teams were engaged in rescuing people trapped in floodwaters, while Army helicopters evacuated several people. North Eastern Railway PRO Mahesh Gupta said services between Mailani, Bichhia and Nanpara would remain suspended until further orders. He said the controlled release aimed to maintain the reservoir level and prevent flooding in low-lying areas of Mirzapur and Chandauli. District Magistrate Charchit Gaur said all affected families were evacuated to a panchayat building, where food and other essential facilities were arranged.
