Flood in Gonda…boats running on the roads | Flood in Gonda…boats running on the roads: Ghagra flowing above the danger mark, 60 thousand people of 36 villages affected – Gonda News

Sep 17, 2024 Divya Bharat

Rivers are in spate in UP. It has been raining intermittently in Gonda for the last 6 days. Crops, villages and houses have been submerged here. Villages are filled with 3 to 5 feet of water. Boats are plying on the roads. Ghaghra river is flowing 80 cm above the danger mark.

About 60 thousand people of 36 villages of Tarabganj and Colonelganj tehsils are affected by the flood. People have to use boats to reach the villages. People are migrating as their houses are flooded. People are living on high places or main roads by putting tarpaulin. The flood has caused the most devastation in Colonelganj.

The administration is also on alert mode amid the worsening situation due to floods. More than 150 boats have been arranged to help the people. Relief kits are being distributed for food and water. Many villages have lost contact with the main road. Many roads have been closed to avoid any untoward incident. Dainik Bhaskar team reached Gonda to know the condition of flood affected areas…

See the horrific pictures of the flood…

Boats are running on the roads in Tarabganj and Colonelganj tehsils of Gonda. People are leaving their homes.

People are moving to higher places carrying household items.

People troubled by the flood left their homes.

Water is visible everywhere in the villages.

After guarding their houses all day, the villagers go to higher places at night.

Villagers forced to migrate We reached Bahadurpur village of Tarabganj tehsil to know the flood situation. Boats are running on the roads here. People are living by putting tarpaulin on the side of the road. Women were seen cooking food under the tarpaulin. Children were playing on the side of the road. Some people were milking animals. Dozens of families were seen here surviving the flood and making their living.

Taps also got submerged in the flood, there is shortage of drinking water.

The administration deployed 150 boats The administration has intensified relief work in the flood affected areas. 150 boats have been deployed for the movement of people from one place to another. At the same time, relief kits and lunch packets are also being distributed to the victims.

Dozens of houses have been flooded due to floods in Bahadurpur village. The villagers have abandoned their homes and migrated to higher places. Many people stay at home throughout the day to monitor their houses and return to higher places in the evening.

Water has filled up to three feet in schools. Children have been given leave.

Schools and Anganwadi centres are also flooded, due to which they have been closed. The school is flooded with water up to three feet. Children have been given leave. The flood situation in Nakhra and other villages of Colonelganj is also worse. Houses are flooded with water up to 4-5 feet. Many people are forced to live on roofs. The water level of Ghaghra river is rising rapidly. Due to which about 25 villages are affected by the flood.

Embankments are being monitored with drones The Ghaghra river is flowing close to the Bhikharipur-Sakarour embankment. The embankments are being monitored with drone cameras. According to flood victims, they have left their homes and moved to safer places due to waterlogging. Due to the lack of relief material and the negligence of the officials, living has become difficult. Cooking, sleeping and even bringing fodder for animals has become difficult.

People said- the situation has become worse due to the flood. The villagers have moved to higher places.

Bahadurpur residents Brijesh Pratap Singh, Sarabjit Singh, Ram Inder Yadav and Chandrapata said that their houses are flooded. They are facing difficulty in getting food and water and fodder for animals.

Relief material is sometimes provided by the district administration, but our problems remain serious. We are not getting immediate and effective help from the administration and other organizations of the society in the flood. So that flood affected people like us can get relief and complete security.

Villager Sandeep telling about the miserable condition of the village due to flood.

Sandeep Singh said that everything of ours has been submerged in the flood. We could not even take out the things kept in the house. There is a lot of difficulty even in getting food and water. Some people have received money from the government as help. With this they are managing their livelihood.

Bhagirath, a resident of Bahadurpur, said that we are somehow managing to survive. There is so much water that even the tap has drowned. Even drinking water is not available properly. Help has not reached here yet. We are facing a lot of problems.

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