Ganga breaches warning mark at 8pm in Shuklaganj

  • | Saturday | 4th August, 2018

He said that at the barrage, Ganga is flowing at 113.35 metre mark in the upstream and at 113.05 metre mark in the downstream. The warning mark at Shuklaganj is 112 metre and the danger mark 113 metre. KANPUR: Ganga breached the warning mark in Shuklaganj in Unnao at 8 pm on Friday. Following continuous rise in its water level, it is expected that it can enter Katri villages. With continuous rise in the river's water level, it is expected that it will rise further.

KANPUR: Ganga breached the warning mark in Shuklaganj in Unnao at 8 pm on Friday. Though the it rose slow in the last 12 hours (from 8 am to 8 pm), but its water level kept on rising.In Shuklaganj, it was was flowing at 111.988 metre mark at 8 am, but at 8 pm the water was flowing at 112.02 metre. The warning mark at Shuklaganj is 112 metre and the danger mark 113 metre. With continuous rise in the river's water level, it is expected that it will rise further. On Friday, 1,00,163 and 52,217 cusecs of water was released from Narora dam and Haridwar respectively into the downstream of Ganga.Following regular discharge of water from Narora dam and Haridwar, the river is in spate, and as a result of which large quantity of water is being released from the barrage into its downstream. On Friday, a whopping 2,65,949 cusecs of water was released into the downstream which is certainly going to flood low regions in Allahabad.The water is expected to reach Allahabad in the next three days, said an irrigation department official. He said that at the barrage, Ganga is flowing at 113.35 metre mark in the upstream and at 113.05 metre mark in the downstream. At the barrage, the danger mark is 114 metre. Following continuous rise in its water level, it is expected that it can enter Katri villages.

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