HEAVY RAIN WREAKS HAVOC IN UP, 33 DEAD
The MET office said thundershowers likely to continue at many places across Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW/AGRA/MUZAFFARNAGAR: Thirty-three people were killed and about two dozen injured as heavy rain wreaked havoc in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, state relief commissioner Sanjay Kumar said on Friday. He said the rain also caused the death of some animals besides damaging property worth lakhs of rupees. Kumar said a maximum of six deaths were reported from Agra, four from Mainpuri and three deaths each in Muzaffarnagar and Kasganj. Also, two deaths each were reported Meerut and Bareilly while one death each was reported from 13 other districts, he added.
LUCKNOW/AGRA/MUZAFFARNAGAR :
Thirty-three people were killed and about two dozen injured as heavy rain wreaked havoc in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, state relief commissioner Sanjay Kumar said on Friday.
He said the rain also caused the death of some animals besides damaging property worth lakhs of rupees.
Kumar said a maximum of six deaths were reported from Agra, four from Mainpuri and three deaths each in Muzaffarnagar and Kasganj.
Also, two deaths each were reported Meerut and Bareilly while one death each was reported from 13 other districts, he added.
The MET office, meanwhile, said thundershowers were likely to continue at many places across the state.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to launch relief and rescue work on a war footing and asked district magistrates of the affected areas to immediately provide necessary monetary help, as per the rules, in cases of house collapse.
Directions were also issued for taking all necessary steps to ensure proper treatment of the injured as the chief minister warned officials against any laxity in relief works.
The MET office said that southwest monsoon was “active” over east Uttar Pradesh and “vigorous” over the western part of the state causing moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers at most places.
According to officials, amount of rainfall recorded in centimeters was: Mathura -- 19, Kasganj-18, Aligarh -- 13, Gautam Baudh Nagar -- 10, Barabanki, Badaun, Saharanpur, Firozabad -- 9 each, Ravidas Nagar and Gorakhpur -8 each.
Deaths were reported from districts near Agra, too, as three children were killed in Sujanpur village (Sahawar tehsil) of Kasganj on Friday.
Life continued to remain paralysed in Agra although the rain was of lesser intensity on Friday as compared to Thursday but routine working in offices was badly affected.
“Agra received average rainfall of 84 mm on Thursday and till noon on Friday, the average rainfall was 37 mm. Alert for rain is that it will continue till July 30 but intensity will decrease in
days ahead,” stated RK Malpani, additional district magistrate (finance and revenue), who is supervising rescue operation.
“The death toll has risen to six in Agra district and after two more deaths on Friday,” said ADM Malpani.
“Compensation has been provided to the kin of the dead. Assessment is being done for cattle and property loss and treatment of injured is being ensured,” he said.
In Muzaffarnagar, heavy showers continued for the third day on Saturday disrupting normal life. However, amidst the heavy rainfall, kanwarias started to arrive in the district even as a big kanwar rush is expected in the city in the next three days.