Flood 25 times in 53 years, this time also alert in 252 villages of Ghazipur; How will the administration deal?

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Ghazipur has been flooded 25 times in 53 years from 1971 to 2024. For the last two years, the water level of rivers here is continuously crossing the warning point. This time the already prepared administration has identified 252 villages, where there is a danger of floods in the coming days. These villages are divided into two categories. Monitoring is being done by keeping 128 villages very sensitive and 124 in sensitive category.

Due to the increase of Ganga in the district, Muhammadabad and Zamania tehsils lead to maximum destruction. Ghazipur district is situated on the banks of the Ganges. Along with the Ganges, other eight rivers also flow in Ghazipur, but the most floods are affected after the rising water level of the Ganges river. The situation is that people are also forced to migrate from their homes.

District administration claims preparation before flood

However, the district administration also claims preparations for flood relief before the flood. This time too, the district administration is claiming the tenders of flood relief material as well as arrangements for flood relief centers, flood posts, sailors and fishermen. The district administration already distributes the district into two categories, making arrangements, in which 128 villages fall in very sensitive and 124 villages in sensitive category.

The villages of Revatipur block are first affected by floods

Keeping these in mind, they are monitored. When there is flood, the most affected are villages of Mohammadabad and Zamania tehsils. Around 10 villages of Revatipur block of Ghazipur are first among the flood affected villages. The reason for this is that where the Ganges rises even a little from its normal water level, it engulfs these villages. Therefore, the district administration has a special focus on these villages.

Normal water level of Ganga is 59.906 meters

Talking about the water level of the Ganges, the normal water level is 59.906 meters, while the warning point is 61.550 meters. The danger point is 63.105 meters. In 2023 and 2024, the water level of the Ganges reached 61.570 meters at a warning point. About 200 villages of the district are affected when water levels reach low levels of rivers. At the same time, when the central water level reaches, the villages above 300 and the high water level are affected by the floods above 400.

Ganga crossed the danger mark in 2024

Talking about the water level from the year 1971 to the year 2024 in Ghazipur, 65.220 meters in the year 1978, 65.125 meters in 1981, 65.80 meters in 1996, 65.80 meters in 2013, 65.240 meters in 2013, 65.240 meters in 2016 after 65.040 meters in 2016, Ganga in 2023 and 2024 after 65.040 meters and in 2024 Was impressed.

Complete preparation to deal with upcoming floods

According to Additional District Magistrate and Nodal Disaster Management Dinesh Kumar, complete preparations have been made to deal with the upcoming floods. The mock drill has also been done on the instructions of the government. Railways were also added to this time mock drill, because the railway track is interrupted during the flood, so how to correct the railway track and operate the railway.

Along with this, he informed that in the course of preparation, preparations for flood relief centers, refuge, flood square, boat to be installed in the affected areas have been completed.

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