Ranchi: Flooded rivers submerged vast areas damaging crops and human habitations in Garhwa and Palamau districts of Jharkhand although the state recorded less rainfall on Sunday.

"The Sone, which flowed 36 feet above danger level at 7 am receded in the evening, but was flowing 22 feet above its normal level submerging thousands of acres of cropland in Garhwa district," Development Commissioner, Audhes Upadhyay said. The affected areas were Sonpurua, Balari, Kalagarha, Dhelkadih, Narayanpur and Sundipur villages, he said.

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In Palamau district, sluice gates of Mohammadganj barrage were opened to discharge water to river Koel which flooded the low lying areas of about 14 villages in Hussainabad sub-division, official sources said. About 900 families were shifted to safer places and relief packets were being distributed among them, the sources said.

Traffic between Jharkhand and UP, Bihar and Chhatisgarh remained cut off following the collapse of Tehela bridge and a diversion bridge, both connecting the NH-75, in the last two days, they said.
Three persons died yesterday after Ausane bridge collapsed in Palamau district following three days of incessant rains.
PTI