Lucknow:
Major rivers in Uttar Pradesh have crossed the danger mark as the monsoon remained active over the state bringing continuous rainfall in many areas.
Rivers like Sharda and Ghagra have crossed the danger mark due to which flood looms large in various parts, official sources said in Lucknow.
According the report of the Central Water Commission, the Sharda is flowing one meter above the danger mark at Palliakalan in Kheri district while the Ghagra is flowing above the mark at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki, Ayodhya in Faizabad and Turtipar in Ballia districts.
Similarly, river Rapti is flowing above the danger mark at Bhinga in Shravasti, and the river Budhi Rapti is flowing at danger mark at Siddharthnagar, the report said.
The water level in the river Ganga is rising in Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur, Dalmau, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia while river Yamuna is flowing at danger mark in Mavi and rising in Naini in Allahabad district.
The river Ramganga is also flowing just below the red mark at Moradabad and rising at Bareilly and Shahjahanpur, it said.
Rainfall of 48 mm was recorded in Bijnor, 38.4 mm in Chatnag in Allahabad district, and 24 mm in Turtipar in Ballia district.
Meanwhile, keeping in view the flood-like situation in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has asked concerned district magistrates to provide timely relief to the affected people.