No less than 12 individuals died in incidents of flooding, lightning, drowning and snake chunk in Uttar Pradesh during the last 24 hours whilst incessant rainfall brought about main rivers to swell and led to flooding in 17 districts.
The flood-hit districts embody Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Agra, Auraiya, Chitrakoot, Ballia, Banda, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Chandauli, Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Hamirpur, Etawah and Fatehpur.
Intently monitoring the state of affairs within the flood-hit districts, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officers to launch aid operations successfully. Ministers are monitoring the rescue operations in numerous districts on the CM’s path.
Floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 individuals in 17 districts, aid commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami stated.
The respective districts’ administration supplied aid materials to 47,906 individuals and a pair of,759 cattle had been shifted to protected areas.
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Compensation was distributed to 327 households as flood broken 343 homes. Over 4,015 hectares of agricultural land was submerged. The administration deployed 439 boats and motor boats to distribute aid provides.
NDRF, SDRF and PAC personnel have been deployed for rescue operations within the flood-hit areas.
The Ganga was flowing above the hazard degree in Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia districts, in keeping with the UP irrigation and water sources division knowledge.
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The Yamuna was flowing on the hazard degree in Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Banda and Prayagraj. The Betwa was above the hazard degree in Hamirpur, the Chambhal on the UP- Rajasthan border, the Sharda close to the hazard mark in Lakhimpur Kheri and the Ghaghra flowing close to the hazard degree in Barabanki and Ayodhya districts.
As many as 6,536 meals packets and 76,632 lunch packets have been distributed amongst flood victims and at the least 29 group kitchens have been arrange for them, the state authorities stated in a press assertion.
Round 500 quintals of fodder has been distributed for cattle. To verify the outbreak of water-borne ailments, 1,29,571 chlorine tablets and 37,089 ORS packets have been distributed.
A complete of 905 flood shelters are operational within the affected areas and 11,248 displaced people have been shifted to those amenities. As many as 757 well being groups are conducting medical check-ups, whereas 1,193 flood posts have been set as much as monitor the state of affairs.
Crew-11 visits affected areas
The 11-member ministerial group (Crew-11) constituted by chief minister Yogi Adityanath to supervise flood aid operations landed at Floor Zero on Sunday.
Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh visited flood-affected areas in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts. Industrial growth minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ was in Prayagraj, tourism minister Jaiveer Singh in Agra, finance minister Suresh Khanna in Varanasi and fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad in Kanpur Dehat.
Minister of state for girls welfare Pratibha Shukla was in Auraiya, minister of state for Jal Shakti Ramkesh Nishad visited Hamirpur, minister of state (impartial cost) for Civil Defence Dharamveer Prajapati was in Etawah and minister of state for Science and Expertise Ajeet Pal was in Fatehpur. Minister of state (impartial cost) for Ayush Dayashankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ was in Ballia and minister of state for sugarcane growth Sanjay Gangwar was in Jalaun.
