Rain lashes UP, Ken and Sharda rivers flow above danger level

The Ken river is flowing above the danger mark in Banda, while Sharda is flowing above the danger level in Palliakana (Kheri) in Sharda Nagar. The water level of the Ganga is rising in Dalmau (Raebareli), Allahabad, Varnasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur and Ballia. Yamuna’s water level is rising in Mathura, Agra, Auraiya, Hamirpur and Banda. Ghagra is flowing near danger mark in Elgin Bridge (Barbanki), Ayodhya (Faizabad) and Ballia.

In the neighbouring Bihar, a sunny but humid day prevailed in most parts of the state, barring North-East and South-East regions, which received light to moderate rain. Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea recorded maximum temperature at 34-35 degree Celsius, while the minimum stood at 25 to 27 degree Celsius. 

Monsoon remained subdued in West Bengal with little or no rain in most parts of the state, though Kolkata remained exception with moderate rain at 17.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours since Thursday morning.

In Odisha, while almost all places received rain but heavy precipitation was reported from one or two places in north coastal region.