Up Rapti River

Two men drowned while bathing in a river in the Malhipur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.

The number of flood-affected districts in Uttar Pradesh rose to 18 on Saturday with Sharda, Rapti and Saryu-Ghagra rivers continuing to flow above the danger mark in different places.

Two teenagers drowned in the Rapti River in Nawabganj area of the Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, police said on Tuesday.

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking adequate steps to prevent discharge of pollutants in Rapti river, saying the "failure of the administration" resulted in death of more than 500 children in Gorakhpur in 2014, and announced setting up of a monitoring committee to address the situation.

With a "high flood situation" warning issued in Uttar Pradesh (UP)after water level in Rapti River rose above danger level, Union Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Centre would extend full cooperation to the state in tackling floods.

Two men drowned while bathing in a river in the Malhipur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.

The number of flood-affected districts in Uttar Pradesh rose to 18 on Saturday with Sharda, Rapti and Saryu-Ghagra rivers continuing to flow above the danger mark in different places.

Two teenagers drowned in the Rapti River in Nawabganj area of the Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, police said on Tuesday.

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking adequate steps to prevent discharge of pollutants in Rapti river, saying the "failure of the administration" resulted in death of more than 500 children in Gorakhpur in 2014, and announced setting up of a monitoring committee to address the situation.

With a "high flood situation" warning issued in Uttar Pradesh (UP)after water level in Rapti River rose above danger level, Union Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Centre would extend full cooperation to the state in tackling floods.