Up Floods

UP flood situation: 3 killed, over 16K evacuated from 23 affected districts

As many as 16,784 people have been evacuated to safety so far, with 3,042 of them rescued on Wednesday, as flood conditions persisted in parts of Uttar Pradesh, with 23 districts currently affected out of 35 districts impacted so far, officials said. Three people have died in rain-related incidents -- 18-month-old Priyansh in Pratapgarh and Shera, 32, and Suresh, 55, in Amroha's Gajraula. The government said 1,499 boats and motorboats have been deployed for relief and rescue operations, while 1,067 medical teams have been pressed into service. The affected districts are Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Ballia, Barabanki, Badaun, Chandauli, Farrukhabad, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Kasganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Prayagraj, Raebareli, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Unnao and Varanasi, it said in the evening. The government has established 1,311 flood shelters, of which 201 are currently operational. Relief agencies have also provided assistance in 442

UP intensifies monitoring of Gandak, other rivers after Nepal flash floods

The administration has sounded a high alert in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts of Uttar Pradesh and stepped up monitoring of the Gandak and other water bodies downstream of rivers in Nepal, following devastating flash floods in the neighbouring country that have killed at least 177 people and left thousands missing. The administration in UP, which shares its northern borders with Nepal, is focusing on river monitoring, alerting vulnerable villages and keeping relief-and-rescue teams ready. The UP government has deployed a 32-member SDRF platoon and 22 PAC personnel to Nepal for rescue and relief operations following directions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an official statement said. Four rubber boats are available and an aluminium boat is also being sent with an additional SDRF platoon. The relief commissioner's control room is monitoring border districts, while families of stranded UP residents can contact the 1070 helpline, it said. The Nepal floods were triggered af

Floods in 13 UP districts; Ganga above danger mark in Varanasi, Prayagraj

The water level of the Ganga river crossed the danger mark here on Monday morning, submerging ghats and forcing the authorities to shift cremation and other religious rituals to rooftops and raised platforms, officials said. According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga was flowing at 72.1 metres by Monday morning, above the danger level of 71.262 metres. Shivam Agrahari of Ganga Seva Nidhi said all ghats have been submerged, cutting off access. The famed Ganga 'aarti' at the Dashashwamedh ghat is now being conducted on rooftops, while cremations at Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats are being performed on elevated platforms. District authorities have imposed a ban on boat movement in the river as a precautionary measure. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are patrolling the flood-affected areas and rescuing stranded individuals to safer locations, the officials said. On Sunday, District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar visited the flood-affected areas and reli

Over 100 stranded in UP flash floods after Nepal releases 'excess' water

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

Traffic slows down on NH 24 due to severe flooding in UP's Shahjahanpur

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

CM Yogi to inspect flood-affected areas in Shravasti, Balrampur today

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

Water from U'khand dams, excessive rain cause flooding in 6 UP districts

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

UP floods: CM Yogi Adityanath says state govt stands with all citizens

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.

Flooding in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand could be resolved by making dam: Gadkari

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

Ghats in Varanasi submerged as water in Ganga rises due to heavy rains

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

Severe floods in 16 UP districts, large-scale destruction of paddy crop

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

UP flood death toll hits 325 as rainfall intensifies; major rivers in spate

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

UP rivers flowing above danger mark, monsoon casualty reaches 170

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

UP flood situation continues to be grim, toll rises to 108

In Uttar Pradesh, 28 lakh people were affected

UP flood woes continue: Toll touches 104; 2.8 mn in 24 districts affected

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

UP floods: Death toll reaches 99, over 1.12 million affected

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

UP flood toll likely to touch 100; CM Adityanath oversees aid to 2.5 mn

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

Uttar Pradesh floods toll rises to 69; two mn people hit in 24 districts

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

UP flood toll reaches 36; 1.5 mn people affected

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