Ganga water level nears danger mark in UP's Bulandshahr

IANS | August 16, 2023 1:15 PM

Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) The water level of the Ganga river on Wednesday neared the danger mark at Narora barrage in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, owing to incessant rain and inflow of water from Haridwar and the Bijnor Ganga Barrage.

Hundreds of villages in Punjab, Himachal inundated; evacuation underway

IANS | August 16, 2023 9:13 AM

Chandigarh/Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab located along the swollen Satluj and Beas rivers were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the crucial Bhakra and Pong dams as the inflow in these reservoirs has alarmingly increased owing to torrential rains in its catchment, mainly Himachal Pradesh, in the past three days.