When the dam broke, the river water entered the houses.
The Ganga and Ghaghra rivers have started showing their raging form in Ballia, a border district of Uttar Pradesh. Due to flooding in both the rivers, the dam has broken near Chand Dyer Manjhi village of Bairia taluk of the district. Due to this, the Gazipur-Hajipur National Highway No. 31 was washed away and about 40 to 50 meters of this highway was submerged in the water flow. As soon as the dam broke, the river water rushed into the surrounding villages. In such a situation, people sleeping on beds in their homes started floating while sleeping.
With great difficulty, people took shelter on the roofs of houses. With the help of NDRF and SDRF, who reached the rescue during the day, they were able to get out of the flood affected area. DM, SP and other officials reached the spot and started the relief work as soon as they got information about the dam break. According to the villagers, the water pressure in Ganga and Khaira is increasing continuously. This caused panic among the people living nearby, but no one expected that the water would break the dam like this and devastate the entire area.
National Highway No. 31 was broken due to water pressure
1000 families affected
In such a situation, people were sleeping peacefully in their homes. According to ADM Devendra Singh, Bihar has been completely disconnected from Ballia due to water pressure. He said that more than a thousand people have been affected due to this flood. So far around 200 people have been rescued and brought to a safe place. Naina Kumari, a resident of Yadav Tola in Chand Diyar, says she used to sleep at home with her family at night. Meanwhile there was a loud noise.
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Suddenly the house was drowned after water entered.
This led her to realize that the dam had broken, but by the time she was able to get up and try to save herself, her house was flooded. With great difficulty the NDRF team rescued her and threw her out, but due to no arrangement from the administration, she is going to her parents’ house. Another flood victim says that water suddenly came in the night. Somehow he took shelter on the roof. There is enough water in the house to drown. That’s why we couldn’t get down. Now the NDRF has taken them out of the water in a boat.
Highway repairing work started
On the other hand, on hearing the news of cutting the National Highway, the NHAI officials have started the work of breaking stones for the repair of the highway. According to NHAI project manager SP Pathak, about 40 meters of the road has been cut off due to pressure from the Ganga and Ghaghra rivers. Traffic is currently closed, but repair work has begun. Efforts are being made to resume traffic on this highway at the earliest.
