Amid the threat of Ganga, Varanasi administration suspends all boat operations. Varanasi News – Times of India

Varanasi: As Ganges The district administration and police adopted an alarming trend on Monday after reaching a height of more than 2 meters in 24 hours, deciding to ban boat operations in the river from Tuesday to the first week of September.
The rising trend of the Ganges also continued upstream and downstream at Mirzapur. Ghazipur And Ballia. However, the river is still flowing below the danger mark at all these places.
Varanasi District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma “The officials are keeping a close watch on the rise in the water level of the Ganges since the last one week. Since the trend of increase has now become alarming and the stream is also rising in the stream, restrictions will be imposed in the interest of public safety. All police stations in the respective areas have been directed to comply with the order.
Although the trend of rise in the water level of the Ganges continued from mid-July, it adopted an alarming trend mainly from 28 July, when most of the steps of the Ghat were submerged and the interconnection of the Ghats also broke.
according to morning report central water commissionThe water level of the Ganges had reached 66.52 meters in the Central Ganga Division, although the danger mark is still 6 meters away at 71.26 meters. From Sunday morning till 8 am on Monday, the water level of the Ganges had risen by 2.16 meters, while between July 28 and July 30, a rise in the water level of the river was recorded by about 4 metres.
In addition, the river is also rising in the neighboring districts.
The water level of the river in Mirzapur is 72.51 meters and Ganga is flowing 5.21 meters below the danger mark (77.724 metres).
A steady rise in the water level of the Ganges was also recorded in Ghazipur. The river was flowing at the 58.93 m mark, although the danger mark (63.105 m) was 4 m away. Ballia is facing the threat of severe floods with the water level approaching the danger mark. The river was flowing at the 55.38-MT mark against the danger mark of 57.61 metres.

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