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Flood situation grim in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Ghagra and Rapti flowing in 'high flood situation'

A view of a flooded road in Tikonia area near Indo-Nepal border in Lakhimpur Kheeri, Uttar Pradesh on 17 August 2014. Photo: PTIPremium
A view of a flooded road in Tikonia area near Indo-Nepal border in Lakhimpur Kheeri, Uttar Pradesh on 17 August 2014. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: The flood situation in some parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim on Friday with the rivers Ghagra and Rapti flowing in “high flood situation". The ministry of water resources said the river Ghagra at Darauli at Siwan district of Bihar is now flowing in high flood situation.

At 06.00 hours on Friday, it was flowing at a level of 61.42 meters with rising trend which is 0.60 meters above its danger level of 60.82 meters. It is 0.32 meters below its previous highest flood level (HFL) of 61.74 meters recorded on 29-08-1998, the ministry said in a release.

At Gangpur in Bihar, the river was flowing at a level of 57.85 meters with rising trend which is 0.81meters above its danger level of 57.04 meters and 0.16 meters below its previous of 58.01meters recorded in 1983.

The Rapti river at Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh is also flowing in high flood situation. At 06.00 hours on Friday, it was flowing at a level of 104.83 meters with rising trend which is 0.21 meters above its danger level of 104.62 meters and 0.42 meters below its previous highest flood level of 105.25 meters on 11-09-2000, the release said.

Floods in UP have so far claimed 89 lives.

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Published: 22 Aug 2014, 03:18 PM IST
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