Ganga and Yamuna water levels are slowly receding, but flood relief may take longer due to ongoing dam releases and heavy rains impacting affected areas.
On Tuesday, over 2.96 lakh cusecs of water were released from the Ganga barrage in Kanpur. Earlier, over 2.73 lakh cusecs of water were released on Monday.
Meanwhile, over 1.62 lakh cusecs of water have been released from Narora, while 80,000 cusecs were released from Haridwar, which will soon reach Prayagraj.
Although the water level of the Yamuna and its tributaries has decreased in Banda, it hasn’t made much impact on the Yamuna in Prayagraj due to the pressure from the Ganga river.
A decrease in the Ganga’s water level at Chhatnag will bring relief to the flood-affected areas in the Kachhar region.
Meanwhile, residents of flood-affected areas living in relief camps are also worried about their belongings left behind in their homes.
Families in flood-affected areas, living on their terraces, are using plastic sheets to cover themselves and their household goods.
On Tuesday morning at 8 am, the water level of the Ganga decreased by 40 cm at Chhatnag, but the speed of receding slowed by the afternoon.