Rivers in UP flowing above danger mark

With all the major rivers flowing over the red mark in the state the administration has sounded an alarm bell asking the district officials to provide relief to the flood-ravaged people.

 "The evacuation of people should start. The people should be taken to the relief camps and should be given necessary basic items," Government spokesman said.  Meanwhile, two people died of lightning in Ballia on Sunday taking the toll from the rain-related incidents to 49.

According to flood control department here Ganga was rising at Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Kanpur, Dalmau, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia but in all the places. "At some places it is below danger mark but can cross it in next 24 hours following rains in the hills and release of water from barrages in Uttrakhand," officials said. However Sharda was flowing above the danger mark in Pallian Kalan in lakhimpur district and was on rising spree. Similarly, Ghaghra was flowing above the danger mark at Turtipaar in Ballia district, the Central Water Commission said.

In Barabanki district, nearly 15,000 people in around 36 villages were affected due to the rise in water level of Ghaghra.  Earlier 14 districts of the state was affected with floods after several barrages released water last week. Meanwhile weather office has predicted heavy to moderate rains in the eastern UP in next 24 hours while it would be dry in rest of the state.