PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- After eight days of continuous rise, the water levels of the Ganga and Yamuna-which had inundated 123 localities, wards and villages in Prayagraj-continued to recede for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, much to the relief of affected residents.

According to officials from the flood control unit of the irrigation department, both rivers have been steadily receding over the past 48 hours, as of Wednesday evening.

At 4 pm on Wednesday, the Ganga was recorded at 85.15 metres in Phaphamau, 84.44 metres in Chhatnag, and 84.86 metres at the Bakshi STP measuring site, showing a decline of 18 to 40 cm between noon and 4 pm. Meanwhile, the Yamuna at Naini measured 84.90 metres, receding by 21 cm in the same period.

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