India, Oct. 1 -- A committee of Ghaziabad district officials has found that 55 households located in floodplains of the Yamuna River near Loni's Badarpur village, have been affected by seasonal flooding for the past couple of years.

The river flows through villages like Badarpur Khadar, Pychara, Nauraspur, Alipur, Mirpur Hindu, Lutfullapur Nawada, Khanpur Japti, Harampur, and Ilaichipur, among others, in Ghaziabad and has often seen rising water levels during the monsoon.

About a fortnight ago, the district magistrate (DM) formed a committee of officials to inquire about the households built in the river's floodplains, officials said on Tuesday.

"We found 55 such households. The report is almost finalised and it will be submitted to th...