Rivers Rapti and Rohan are flowing above the danger mark, submerging several parts of Gorakhpur city where Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh is camping to monitor the situation. The Rapti river is flowing at 77.27 meters, 2.3 meters above the danger mark of 74.98 meters.
The Rohan river, which started receding since Wednesday, is also flowing at 84.44 meters, two meters above the danger mark of 82.44 meters. The areas of Gorakhpur city which have been flooded include Elahibagh, Basharatpur, Badgo, Chiluatal, Chilmapur and Baharampur.
Many villages of Gorakhpur district have also been flooded by these two rivers. Jal Shakti Minister Singh has been camping in Gorakhpur since Tuesday.
Late on Wednesday night, he held a meeting with senior officials and directed them to provide essential medicines to the flood-affected areas, especially to the patients of chronic diseases. He also said that the employees and doctors of the flood affected villages should also render their services in the flood affected areas.
He also said that swimming and bathing in flood waters like Tarkulani and Khorabar areas should be strictly prohibited and people in flood affected areas should be provided with drinking water, food packets and clothes as per their requirements. Meanwhile, Basavanpur ring embankment on the right bank of Rapti river in Kaudiram development block of Bansgaon tehsil got damaged on Thursday morning, affecting around 20 houses in Basavanpur and Bharouwalia villages. Executive Engineer Vipin Kumar said that Basavanpur Ring Embankment was damaged due to rising water at 3 am on Thursday and 20 houses in Basavanpur and Bharouwalia villages have been affected.
The Minister has asked the officials to keep a constant watch on all the embankments, especially where there is seepage and directed to take all necessary steps for the safety of all the river embankments.
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