Incessant rains now threaten floods in North India

In Uttar Pradesh,swollen rivers in the eastern districts have sent alarm bells ringing,forcing people in several villages to seek shelter at safer places.

Ghaghra and Saryu in Gonda and Ayodhya,flowing above the danger mark,have forced residents of about over a dozen villages to rush to safer places and some 2,000 people have taken shelter on the roadsides.

Flood chowkis in these areas have been alerted.

A central Water Commission report here said the Ganga was showing a rising trend from Kanpur to Ballia while Ram Ganga was also rising at Moradabad.

River Sharda at Palia Kalan,Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge,Ayodhya and Turtipar,Rapti at Balrampur were flowing above the danger mark.

These rivers were flowing just under the danger mark at a number of other places,sources said.

The Met office said monsoon has been normal over the state resulting in rain and thundershowers at many places over eastern UP and at a few places over western UP.

In Uttarakhand,the ITBP has begun erecting a ‘rope bridge’ across the Bhagirathi river in Gangotri area to resume communication links in the rain-ravaged state.

The paramilitary forces have brought a fresh contingent of troops to erect the bridge,while it has also begun six medical camps in various flood and rain water affected areas of the state.

In some good news,four people,who were declared dead in the recent flash floods in Uttarakashi district,have been found to be alive by escaping the fury caused by the cloud burst,a top official today said.

A few places in Rajasthan received light showers over the past 24 hours with capital Jaipur recording the maximum rain.

While Jaipur recorded 44.7 mm of rain,Bharatpur recorded 18 mm,Sawaimadhopur 3 mm and Tonk 2.9 mm,according to the MeT Department here.

Light rains are likely to occur at isolated areas in the state,they said.