New Delhi: The rising water level continues to scare people and this time it is not Yamuna but Hindon river in Ghaziabad. The river has led to a challenging situation in affecting areas of Noida and Ghaziabad. The last time a similar situation emerged was in 1978, almost 45 years ago when Yamuna River was flooded. Hindon is a rain-fed river that flows in Shivalik hills near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the district administration, the Hathnikund barrage has released 3.6 lakh cusec due to rain in hills, causing the water level to rise in Noida and Greater Noida.
The Indian monsoon seems to be recharging in power every weekend. After Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Delhi, intense rains targeted Gujarat in its scope, leading to a widespread flood-like situation in the western state. Despite the reasonably early development of NDRF and SDRF teams for rescue operations, the disaster had already taken its toll reporting five fatalities and two missing.
Heavy rainfall has caused deaths and house collapses in the Southern state of Karnataka. Authorities have declared holidays for schools and colleges in vulnerable regions and issued flash-flood warnings. In an official statement, Karnataka’s chief minister’s office said, “District commissioners have declared holidays for schools and colleges in the vulnerable regions and it is advised for all citizens to adhere to the instructions of local administration”.