VARANASI, Aug. 6 -- With floodwaters rising, the villages of Tetarpur and Gohra in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district have been cut off from surrounding areas. Submerged farmlands and roads have left residents dependent on boats to reach nearby markets.

Locals now sail nearly 2 km through flooded terrain to reach Gauri market and 4 km to get to Dhaurahara. With fields under water and roads cut off, daily life has come to a standstill.

Standing in the courtyard of his house in Tetarpur, resident Sanjay Yadav watches villagers board a boat to Gauri. "The flood has completely disrupted normal life. Over 1,000 bighas of crops in our and nearby villages have been destroyed. There is no green fodder left for cattle-everything is submerged. T...