🌧️ Live Update: Floods Ravage Prayagraj — Ganga & Yamuna Breach Danger Marks

Prayagraj, Aug 4, 2025 — The twin rivers Ganga and Yamuna have surged well above their danger levels, unleashing widespread flooding across the district and bringing daily life to a standstill in many areas.

🚩 Current Situation (as of today)

• Over 10,000 houses submerged across 62 localities, with more than 6,000 people (from ~1,300 families) relocated to 17 relief camps.

• The rivers remain in spate, flowing 1 meter above danger thresholds: the Ganga reached ~84.96 m at Phaphamau, and Yamuna ~85.06 m at Naini.

🌆 Urban Impact

• In the city, areas such as Karela Bagh, Rajapur, Salori, Govindpur, Shivkuti, Kareli, Daraganj, Sadar, Phaphamau, and Koraon have witnessed severe waterlogging, disrupting road access. One resident was seen rowing a boat to work through knee-deep floodwater in Karela Bagh.

🛟 Relief & Evacuation Efforts

• 14 relief camps are fully operational, with 97 others identified across multiple tehsils. Nearly 4,000 displaced residents are in shelters.

• Some areas report shortages of basic amenities in shelters, despite efforts to distribute food packets (5,000+), medical aid, boats (128 rowboats, 1 motorboat), and support for livestock.

🧑‍⚕️ Government Action

• The UP Chief Minister’s ‘Team-11’ has mobilized, ensuring round-the-clock monitoring and coordination with SDRF, NDRF, PAC, and local authorities. The focus is on safe evacuations, timely aid, and containment of misinformation.

🙏 A Tale of Resilience

• A viral video from Daraganj shows a local Sub-Inspector Chandradeep Nishad performing a unique ritual: offering milk and flowers to the floodwaters entering his home, treating the inundation as a divine blessing from “Mother Ganga.” He later swims in the water before heading to duty.

💧 Preventive Measures

• Authorities are installing flood zone demarcation pillars in risk-prone riverbank areas like Meja, Salori, Phaphamau, and Phulpur to restrict unregulated construction and raise community awareness. Implementation is underway within the next few weeks.