The district magistrate’s office in Saharanpur has informed that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would fly over Saharanpur on Friday, the day before Shivratri on July 15, to assess the flood condition there and the Kanwar Yatra in the area.
Heavy rains that have pounded the area over the last three days have caused the Pavdhoi, Dhamola, Hindon, and Yamuna rivers to swell. People were forced to seek refuge in safer locations since several areas of Saharanpur were submerged.
Rajneesh Mishra, Saharanpur’s additional district magistrate, said that over 100 villages in the area were under water and that the Pavdhoi River had damaged 13 to 14 communities in the city. “More than 2,000 people from the affected areas have been relocated to safer locations, and teams from the NDRF and local rescuers are putting in a lot of effort to ensure that people are safe,” he said.
Since the rains stopped in the morning, according to Mishra, the water has begun to recede. A few individuals have also gone back to their houses. We are closely monitoring the situation, he added.
In the meanwhile, rains inundated paddy, vegetable, and sugarcane fields in Bhagwanpur, Sawantkheri, Shabbirpur, Maheshpur, Noonabari, Chirayu, Bahera, and several other villages.
Noonabari and Bahera’s connecting road was still overflowing, and traffic was halted there. Near Chirayu hamlet, Deoband Road was under 4 to 5 feet of water, leaving residents of the nearby villages trapped.
To get to their destinations before Shivratri on July 15, hundreds of Kanwarias continued to walk on the roadways in this area despite the torrential rain. On Saturday, the Shiv worshippers will present Gangajal to the god to mark the end of their pilgrimage (Kanwar Yatra).
