PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- The rising water levels of the Ganga and Yamuna, both flowing less than a metre below the danger mark of 84.73 metres, have once again displaced over 200 families in nearly a dozen low-lying localities of the city, as well as eleven villages across three tehsils, as of Wednesday. In the past 24 hours, the Ganga has risen by 2.60 metres, while the Yamuna has swollen by 97 centimetres. Both rivers are expected to breach the danger mark by Thursday morning.

At 4 pm on Wednesday, the Ganga's water level was recorded at 83.98 metres near Buxi STP and 83.79 metres in Phaphamau, while the Yamuna's level in Naini stood at 83.98 metres - less than a meter from the danger mark of 84.734 metres. The Ganga was rising at a rate ...