On Monday, a 19-year-old drowned while taking a bath in the Pabbar River, located under the limits of Saraswati Nagar Police station, in Hatkoti village (Jubbal), according to the police.
On receiving the information, the Station House Officer, Head Constable and other officials reached the
The approach road of a bridge connecting Meerut's Hastinapur and Bijnor has washed away in the Ganges owing to the strong flow of water caused due to heavy rains.
Aurai Circle Officer Ramanand Sagar said that the water level rose suddenly in the Bagmati River but all the preparations to tackle the situation are done.
"Union Home Minister called me today and inquired about the flood situation in Assam. He said National Disaster Response Force has been kept on stand-by and for any emergency Government of India is there," he told ANI.
The Assam government is set to construct the first underwater tunnel between Numaligarh and Gohpur at a cost of Rs 6000 crores, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
Thousands of people in Assam's Bajali, Nalbari, and Barpeta districts have been affected and are taking shelter in relief camps after the flood waters of several tributaries of Brahmaputra river submerged their homes.