IMD predicts heavy showers in North Indian states, situation remains grim in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand-In Pics

Sixteen districts in Uttar Pradesh have been put on high alert for floods in the coming days.  

The districts include Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Maharajganj, Deoria, Basti, Kushinagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ballia, Barabanki, Sitapur and Mau.

Relief Commissioner, Ranvir Prasad, has issued a notice to administrations of these districts, warning of the possibility of flood in the coming days.  

The affected districts are on the banks of the river like Rohini, Sharda, Ghagra and Rapti that have been on the rise due to incessant rains in the catchment areas in Nepal and UP.

According to official sources, Rohini is flowing above the danger mark while Sharda, Ghagra and Rapti were close to the danger mark and showing a rising trend due to heavy rainfall.  

The relief commissioner said that as per remote sensing images from June 14, it was seen that 28,581-hectare area in Maharajganj and 2,674 hectares in Siddhartha Nagar are already under water. Since, it has been raining intermittently in these districts.

Many districts of Bihar faced a flood-like situation on account of a sudden rise in water levels of river Gandak that followed "unprecedented" rainfall in catchment areas of neighbouring Nepal, though it led to no casualty or displacement of people on a big scale.

West Champaran district, situated at the state's north-western tip, was the worst hit. The Collectorate building in Bettiah town and a camp of Sashastra Seema Bal elsewhere in the district were inundated.

According to reports received from districts, the Gandak flew perilously close to the danger mark in East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran and Muzaffarpur.

Moreover, the weather department forecast that most parts of the state would receive a medium to heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours.

The Nepal Dolkha district administration has now issued a flood alert amid rising water levels in the areas of Nepal’s Terai and North Bihar rivers.

The administration has appealed to the people living on the banks of the Tamakoshi River in Dolkha to move to a safer place.

The landslide has completely devastated the river system near Tingri County of Rongxia City. There is a danger of flash floods here.

The effect of the situation created in Nepal is also being seen in Bihar. The water level of many big rivers including the Ganges is rising here. Gandak and Budhi Gandak are flowing above the danger mark. Fear of floods is causing migration from 182 villages.

On the Rishikesh-Srinagar National Highway near Beasi in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the road was closed due to landslides on Saturday.

Several low-lying areas of Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal have been submerged in water as the water level in the Alaknanda river increased due to heavy rains.

Earlier on Friday, IMD has issued a rain alert across the country. For the next 3 to 4 days, there is a possibility of heavy rain in the areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim, East Uttar Pradesh, Northeast Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh.

Apart from this, there may be heavy rain in the coastal areas from Maharashtra to Kerala. In these, Konkan and Goa, Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka and Madhya Maharashtra may receive rain for the next 3 to 4 days. Of these, the coastal areas of Gujarat and Karnataka will have maximum impact.

The IMD has also predicted thunderstorms and storms in these states for the next two days.