Varanasi, 03 Aug

(HS):By 7 am on

Sunday, the water level of the Ganga river in Varanasi reached 71.60 meters breaching

danger mark of 71.26 meters. According to the information received from the

Flood Management Information System Center, the water level of the Ganga may

reach its maximum height in the next 24 hours. In Varanasi, the highest water

level of the Ganga was found to be 73.90 meters in 1978.

Ganga river water

on Assi road: Due to the rising water level of Ganga in Varanasi, the Assi Ghat

to Assi Chauraha road is completely affected. Local people are also facing

difficulty in leaving their homes and going to the market. Assi resident Dr.

Vandana said that due to the water of Ganga river reaching the road, it is very

difficult to take out the vehicles. Drivers bringing and dropping school

children have faced a lot of difficulty. Regarding this, an appeal has been

made to the district administration to activate the management team in this

area.

Water crisis in

the streets around Dashashwamedh Ghat: Ganga water has started flowing in the

streets around Dashashwamedh Ghat, so people are facing difficulties in coming

out of their houses. Shopkeepers are forced to close their shops in these

streets. Water has also entered the houses built towards the ghat in the

street.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi