Weather & Floods: Rising Ganga Water Disrupts Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, Monsoon Fury Hits Himachal and Bihar

The
isi g
wate
level
of
the
Ga ga
i
Va a asi
is
begi i g
to
affect
the
city& squo;s
ico ic
Ga ga
Aa ti
at
Dashashwamedh
Ghat.
As
the
ive
co ti ues
to
ise,
the
desig ated
locatio
fo
the
eve i g
aa ti
has
bee
shifted
a ou d
15
feet
backwa d
f om
its
usual
positio .
Seve al
pa ts
of
the
ghats
a e
al eady
subme ged,
but
the
g owi g
wate
level
has
ot
educed
the
e thusiasm
of
devotees,
who
co ti ue
to
gathe
i
la ge
umbe s.
Autho ities
may
have
to
shift
the
aa ti
fu the
if
the
ive
co ti ues
to
ise.
Mea while,
heavy
mo soo
ai s
have
t igge ed
la dslides
a d
oad
dis uptio s
ac oss
Himachal
P adesh.
I
Chamba& squo;s
Khu i
Nala
a ea,
deb is
a d
ocks
fell
o to
the
Natio al
Highway,
c eati g
a
se ious
th eat
to
moto ists.
Acco di g
to
the
state
disaste
ma ageme t
autho ities,
betwee
Ju e
30
a d
August
7,
ai – elated
i cide ts
have
epo tedly
claimed
150
lives,
i ju ed
226
people
a d
left
two
people
missi g.
Ka g a,
Chamba,
Shimla
a d
Ma di
a e
amo g
the
wo st-affected
dist icts.
I
Biha ,
heavy
ai fall
i
Nepal
is
affecti g
bo de
dist icts.
Floodi g
i
East
Champa a
has
damaged
emba kme ts
a d
subme ged
villages
a d
thousa ds
of
ac es
of
c ops.
Mo e
tha
24
villages
a e
epo tedly
affected.
I
West
Champa a ,
the
isi g
Ga dak
Rive
has
flooded
low-lyi g
a eas
a d
oads.
SSB
pe so el
a e
assisti g
eside ts
st a ded
i
floodwate s
a d
helpi g
them
each
safe
a eas.

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