UP Floods

Rescue teams evacuated over 100 villagers who were stranded in flash floods after Nepal released an excessive amount of water that resulted in flooding in Ghaghra river here, officials said on Saturday. The residents of Chahalwa village, close to India-Nepal border, were stranded in the agricultural fields situated on the other side of river Ghaghra near the border, they said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the office of the Relief Commissioner of UP said the farmers and labourers of the village daily cross the river for agricultural work. On Friday, 115 villagers had gone to the fields during which the water level was low, the statement said. At around 6 pm, due to the excessive amount of water released from Nepal, the water level of the river increased, trapping the villagers. As the river swelled up, 63 people managed to be brought out safely by boats, but the remaining villagers were stuck in the fields, it said. According to the statement, the rescue operation with the he

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding across 12 districts in Uttar Pradesh and has affected more than 100 villages

Earlier on Wednesday, Yogi Adityanath inspected the flood-affected areas in Lakhimpur Kheri

Release of water from dams in Uttarakhand and widespread rainfall in river catchment areas caused severe flooding in several districts in the Terai region and the plains of Uttar Pradesh, an official report said on Monday. Many villages in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Kushinagar, Balrampur, Shravasti and Gond districts have been affected by floods due to widespread rainfall in river catchment areas and the release of dam water. A report from the Relief Commissioner's Office said the Sharda river in Pilibhit district was in spate due to the overnight release of about three lakh cusecs of water from the Banbasa dam in Uttarakhand, with floodwater from the river entering 20 villages. A National Distaster Response Force team is working with the help of 32 boats to take the affected people to safety, it said. The Banbasa barrage on the Sharda in Uttarakhand also released water into the river, with its effects visible in Lakhimpur Kheri. The river is flowing above the danger mark in the district

He also asked officials to prepare a list of farmers whose crops were destroyed due to the deluge so that they can be provided financial assistance.

The statement from the Union Minister came just days after the eighth meeting of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), some isolated places in Uttar Pradesh are likely to receive more rainfall for the next few days

Incessant rain the past three days, water discharge from barrages in Nepal wreak havoc in 16 districts of the eastern part of the state

Heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24-48 hrs in UP

With major rivers such as Ganga, Ram Ganga, Sai, Ghagra, Rapti and Gandak showing a rising trend at different places, the situation is likely to worsen

In Uttar Pradesh, 28 lakh people were affected

Army choppers, NDRF, and PAC personnel are continuing relief and rescue operations round the clock

Apart from this there are three persons injured, and two missing

Over 3,000 villages suffer from inundation in the state; Gorakhpur among the most affected

In the affected districts of eastern UP, 39,783 persons have taken shelter in relief camps

Standing crops worth over Rs 9 crore on an area of over 130,000 hectares has been damaged