Nepal's Department of Flood Forecasting Division said that the main affected areas include the rivers towards west of Arun Basin (Sankhuwasabha District) to Banganga (Kapilvastu District) (also including Arun, Dudhkoshi, Sunkoshi, Bagmati, Narayani, Tinau, Banganga and their tributaries).
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday transferred relief funds of Rs 9 crore, 64 lakh, for compensation of various affected businessmen who suffered losses due to damage caused to the pedestrian and motor road from Lincholi to Sonprayag following heavy rains in the Kedarnath area on J
Adityanath instructed the officials to visit the affected areas, ensure that the relief work is carried out properly and provide required assistance to the affected people, as per a release.
The boatmen community in Varanasi is facing a livelihood crisis due to the continuing ban on boating operations off the coast of Ganga, despite the receding water level in the Ganga river in the past few days.