Officials also warned of a likely rise in the Belan and Tons rivers following increased discharge and rainfall in the Belan catchment area. Prayagraj : While the Ganga and Yamuna showed a receding trend at Chhatnag and Naini, the Ganga at Phaphamau continued to rise on Thursday.
Officials, however, said rainfall in the Belan River catchment area on Wednesday night caused the water level at the Nadaura gauge station to rise at a rate of 2 cm per hour. Besides, a discharge of 24,240 cusecs passed through the Belan-Baraudha pickup weir on Thursday morning. As a result, the water level at the Nadaura gauge station rose at a rate of 14.67 cm/hour between 6 am and 12 pm on Thursday.
However, residents said normalcy could not be maintained until the monsoon season ends, as the rivers have shown repeated rising and receding trends over the past fortnight. Residents of low-lying areas said they face uncertainty whenever the rivers swell during the monsoon. After a gap of two days, the Yamuna and Ganga showed a marginal receding trend at two monitoring points, bringing relief to the district administration and residents of low-lying areas. the repeated rise and fall in water levels kept many on edge Although the rivers did not cross the danger mark this year.