Varanasi: Even though Ganga on Sundays still flowed almost three meters below the highest flood record (HFL) set on September 9, 1978, studies conducted by institutions such as Varanasi development authorities in recent years show that around 150 colonies and housing areas Illegal will be Marooned if Ganga touches the same sign again.
Update Division Middle Ganga Central Central commission mentions that on Sunday 4pm, the Ganga water surface has crossed a sign of 71 M and flows only a few centimeters under the danger sign of 71.26 m.
HFL in Varanasi is 73.90 m.
In recent years, the maximum water level of 72.63 AD has been recorded in 2013 while in 2016 the rate has reached 72.56 m.
Deputy Chairperson of Vda Isha Duhuh said, “A survey of areas affected by HFL in 1978 has been carried out in 2013.
However, in the 2014 comprehensive survey launched and worked still under this survey, which is likely to be completed in November.
Clear images Regarding the affected area during the HFL in 1978 it would be clear with the resolution of this survey.
“Through past records from Vda and the initial survey conducted in 2013, it can be found that the next 1978 floods more than 105 illegal housing colonies have mushroomed in the area The same lowland along the upstream of River Ganga and these areas have been truly maroon even during the 2013 flood and 2016.
When Ti reached the colony in the Samneghat area on Sundays, people saw their homes for more places Safe with household articles.
Elderly Ram Iqbal Pandey of Maruti Nagar, who brought household items on his head, said, “The water has begun to enter Gayatri Nagar and Maruti Nagar since Friday night.
We hope that the water level increase will stop.
However, it began to increase sharply since Sunday Then we were forced to shift in a safer place by taking the rental room.
“Like him Tusli Devi from Ratnak Nagar Colony of Samneghat also left his house with household articles and family members in e-rickshaw.
He said that when the flood water began to soak the first floor of the house, where he lived, he decided to shift to the place of his husband’s friend.
The worst is the condition of the residential area on the banks of the Varuna River.
Surprisingly the agency did not have a survey in the area along Varuna and ASI, the tributaries, which were also flooded when the ganga water level rose.
Vda records contain that at the time of the Launch of the Varuna corridor project in 2016-17 one survey was conducted, which has been found that 766 construction has appeared in the river catch.
Ward Sikraul Vda, which mainly includes areas along the Varuna River has 39 colonies developed illegally.
Regarding River ASI, which is on the verge of extinction, officials say that in the notes with their flow and catch are mentioned from 10 mt to 20 mt in the record.
But, because the massive encroachment of this river landed to develop housing areas and colonies has taken the shape of the channel just.
People involved in the construction trade such as civil engineers Pankaj Singh estimates that if Ganga repeats floods like 1978 no less than five populations Lakh Most of the city region will be affected by mushrooming a large number of illegal colonies and residential areas in laun regions and children His tributaries.
In accordance with the Vda survey in the area of ​​2013 to 5 km in Gangas Hulu and two km in Hilir had been influenced by HFL 1978.
In the area of ​​the old city, Flood water had entered Gurubagh and sailing boats in Godowlia in 1978, said the old city of Vinod Gupta.
Apart from urban areas, rural belts were also affected when the flood began in Ganges and its tributaries such as Varuna and Gomati.
After 1978, other major floods were witnessed in 2016 when 109 villages and regions have been influenced by Ganga water while the Varuna River and Gomti each have around 21 and 12 villages.