New Delhi, Aug 6
Several rivers across Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal are flowing above danger levels, posing a risk to the people living in the low-lying areas. Torrential rainfall in the mountain states has further swollen the rivers.
In Uttarakhand, rivers like the Alaknanda, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi are flowing above danger levels in Rudraprayag, Tehri, and Haridwar districts.
In Rudraprayag, the Mandakini is exactly at the danger mark of 1976.8 m, while Alaknanda is 0.6 m above the danger level.
The IMD forecast has also stated that heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places across several districts, including Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun, Nainital, Champawat and Pauri Garhwal. This would further swell the regional streams and rivers.
Heavy rainfall also continues to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, leading to landslides and flash floods.
According to the latest data of the Central Water Commission Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate at 6.00 a.m. on Wednesday, River Ganga and its tributaries continue to swell in multiple locations, particularly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, where floodwaters have inundated large parts of the state. The flood monitoring agency has issued an 'orange bulletin' for the affected rivers and areas.