Lucknow: With monsoon remaining active in Uttar Pradesh, major rivers like Ghaghra and Sharda were flowing above the danger mark at some places in the state. With Nepal releasing water in Ghaghra, the danger of floods was looming over villages in four tehsils of the Barabanki district, a report said. Nepal on Friday also released over 2 lakh cusecs water in Ghaghra following which the danger of floods in the villages falling in four tehsils has increased, officials said. Central Water Commission (CWC) reports in Lucknow said that Sharda was flowing above the red mark at Palia Kalan and very close to it at Shardanagar while Ghaghra has crossed the danger mark at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki and close to it in Ayodhya and Turtipar. Met office has forecast that state will witness partly cloudy skies on Sunday and rain and thundershowers in some areas on Monday and Tuesday.

Source: Mint July 15, 2017 12:45 UTC