HARIDWAR: Due to heavy rains lashing most of Uttarakhand for days, the water level in Ganga crossed the warning mark on Sunday morning, leading the district administration to ask people to stay away from the river’s banks.
The water receded in a couple of hours but all flood check posts remain on high alert as the rains continue to lash the state.
District disaster management officer Meera Kaintura told TOI, “Water in Ganga crossed the 293 metre warning mark on Saturday morning and reached 293.45 metre. We immediately alerted all 13 flood check posts and warned villagers against going to the riverside. The water level lowered in a few hours. No untoward incident has been reported so far.”
