Rising Ganga water level disrupts ghats' interconnectivity
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Varanasi: After a brief halt of nearly two days, the rising trend in the Ganga's water level resumed on Sunday, disrupting interconnectivity between several ghats in Varanasi.
Though the river is still flowing 7.5 metres below the warning mark of 70.62 metres, the upward trend has triggered early contingency preparations along the riverfront.
According to the Central Water Commission's Middle Ganga Division, the Ganga's water level reached 62.78 metres on Sunday morning, rising steadily at a rate of 20 mm per hour.
The upward trend is expected to continue, with similar patterns observed upstream at Phaphamau and Mirzapur. This year, the river began swelling on June 28, continuing until July 4, when it reached 62.63 metres before briefly receding. The renewed rise began late Saturday night.
The rising water has disrupted the inter-ghat access and prompted Ganga Aarti organisers to begin shifting arrangements to upper platforms. At Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats, space for cremation on lower platforms and steps has already been reduced due to submersion.
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