This increase of volume of water by around two meters has inundated hundreds of graves, which earlier faced the threat of getting exposed by the strong currents of Ganga.
PRAYAGRAJ: The rising level of flood water in river Ganga has inundated the vast area, situated between the two sides of Phaphamau bridge which was the site for mass burial. Earlier, the strong currents were fast eroding the banks on the city side of the Phaphamau ghat because of, which numerous bodies were getting exposed.
The site, which recently hogged the national limelight, lies in the vast sandy area between the Phaphamau road bridge and the old Curzon bridge. The flood situation can be gauzed by the fact that the level of water of river Ganga at Phaphamau was 76.67 meters on June 20 and 76.70 meters on June 21. However, it has increased to 78.32 as of 4:00 pm on Monday.
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Heavy rain in Prayagraj stops cremations at Phaphamau ghat
Heavy rain in Prayagraj stops cremations at Phaphamau ghat
The Prayagraj administration, which was cremating the bodies at Phaphamau ghat to prevent them from floating downstream, was forced to stop after heavy rain in the city flooded the ghat.
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Cremations halted after heavy rain submerged Phaphamau ghat in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo:India Today)
Incessant rainfall in Uttar Pradesh s Prayagraj has forced a halt to cremations along the Phaphamau ghat of the Ganga river.
The Prayagraj administration had earlier decided to cremate the bodies along the banks to prevent them from floating downstream. In the last 24 days, the municipal corporation cremated 150 bodies.