Zero rains in Uttaranchal hills on Sunday helped to stabilise the rising water levels of Gang Naher and Kosi rivers which have wreaked havoc in west UP, much to the relief of lakhs of people affected by flood. However, the unrelenting Yamuna continued to swell on Sunday. Meanwhile, the rising water levels of Kalandri hit the outermost boundary walls of Taj Mahal in Agra after submerging the entire lush green landscape of Mehtab Bagh. A masterpiece of the Mughal era, Mehtab Bagh too draws large number of tourists from India and abroad.
Farrukhabad continued to be the worst-hit district in the state as the rising water levels of the Ganga left the authorities with no option but to rope-in the army for the relief and rescue operations on Sunday. Some areas of Kanpur have also been marooned by the increasing levels of the Ganga.
At some places, flood waters have submerged roads in five feet deep waters in Kasganj Nibiya village of Patiyali. The rising flood waters entered the main hall of Kailash Mandir early on Sunday evening. The district administration has opened a relief camp on ITI Baljkeshwar campus due to continued discharge from Okhla, Gokul and Tajewala dams.
In Mathura, flood waters entered the villages of Shergarh, Nauhjheel, Baldeo and its adjoining villages apart from the Parikrama Marg, Jaisinghpura and Khadar localities. After submerging the entire staircase of Bangalighat, flood waters have even spilled onto the main road.
As much as two to three feet of flood waters have engulfed the Gopi Udhav Samwad Sthal, Lalbabu Mandir, Radhawallabh Mandir and Katyani Mandir in Gyangudri area of Vrindavan.
The raging rivers on Sunday claimed two more lives. A woman Karamwati (35) drowned after slipping into the deep waters in Mathura while a youth drowned in Farrukhabad after slipping into a well.
Meanwhile, the state government on Saturday evening claimed to have engaged 240 motorised and manually steered boats along with scores of men from the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF). A total of 8108 people were attended to by doctors at various relief camps. Senior minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui surveyed the flood-hit areas on Sunday as well and held meetings with senior district officials. He issued directions to step up relief and rescue operations in areas where they were found to be lagging.
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