The rising water level of Ganga has crossed extreme danger level in Malda. (PTI Photo, File) The rising water level of Ganga has crossed extreme danger level in Malda. (PTI Photo, File)The rising water level of the Ganga has crossed the extreme danger level in Malda district of West Bengal submerging vast areas in several villages affecting a population of nearly 20,000, a district official said on Sunday. The badly affected areas are Kalichak Block number 3, Pardewanapur-Shobhapur gram panchayat and Birnagar gram panchayat, the ADM said. Control rooms have been opened at the gram panchayat, block and district levels and villagers have been alerted last night.

Source: Indian Express August 21, 2016 08:37 UTC