Agra, Sept. 5 -- Mathura residents of low-lying areas had to be relocated to higher ground as the Yamuna submerged them, entering Parikrama Marg in Vrindavan on Friday. This followed water released from Hathini Kund (Yamuna Nagar) in Haryana reaching Mathura on Friday.

The DM and SSP Mathura were overseeing relief efforts at shelter homes set up to relocate the residents of localities submerged by the Yamuna waters.

The Ganga, Yamuna and the Chambal rivers passing through the Braj region are witnessing a surge in water level in West Uttar Pradesh and are likely to rise further following the continuous discharge of water from key barrages. To add to the trouble, the region has been receiving heavy rains with Friday being no exception.

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