In a grave turn of events, relentless rain in past few days has not only caused flash floods in several low-lying areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh but has also threatened the production of key kharif crops. Almost 10,000 hectares of sown are under paddy has been impacted in flood-hit areas.
According to Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Patnaik, situation is worse for maize in Bihar and pulses in Uttar Pradesh.
The low-pressure area present around Jharkhand and the Monsoon trough lying close to MP and Bihar have been giving heavy to extremely heavy rain over these areas in past few days. These rains are likely to continue for another few days, however, with reduced intensity.
"Light rain is likely to persist for another couple of days after which low-pressure area may move forward, away from MP, Bihar and Jharkhand," says Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist, Skymet Weather.
Rise in level of Ganga and Koshi rivers has caused flooding in several areas including Patna, Purnea and Chapra.
The situation is equally grim in Uttar Pradesh as worst hit areas include Varanasi, Allahabad, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Kanpur, Hardoi, Kannauj, Gonda, Balrampur and Lakhimpur.
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