Prayagraj: Residents living in more than a dozen low-lying areas heaved a major sigh of relief after the water level of the twin rivers--Ganga and Yamuna started receding on Wednesday. Though the water level of Ganga at Phaphamau was showing a rising trend in early morning hours, it started receding in the afternoon. The water level of both Ganga and Yamuna receded by at least 8 and 15 cm at Chhatnag and Naini, respectively in the past four hours.
Officials of the flood control department said “A strict vigil is being maintained and teams have been deployed at static locations accordingly”. Both the rivers were flowing more than four meters below the danger mark on Wednesday. At 8 am, the water level of Ganga at Phaphamau and Chhatnag was 81.
11 and 79.79 metres respectively while the water level of Yamuna was recorded at 80.62 metres at Naini.
By 12 noon, the water level of Ganga at Phaphamau and Chhatnag was recorded 81.05 and 79.87 metres while the water level of Yamuna at Naini was 80.
50 metres. From Wednesday noon onwards, the water level was receding all three major points of twin rivers. At 4 pm, water level of Ganga at Phaphamau and Chhatnag was recorded at 80.
99 and 79.79 metres while the water level of Yamuna at Naini was 80.35 metres.
AK Tripathi, a resident of Chota Baghara said “ It’s a major sigh of relief for people living in low lying areas as both rivers are receding. Things are under control but they would take preventive steps if the water level of t.