21 river sites in severe flood, 33 above normal across India: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): Twenty-one monitoring stations, including one in Delhi, have reported rivers in "severe flood situation," while 33 others are flowing above the normal level, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said on Wednesday.
The nationwide flood alert comes amid heavy rainfall forecasts for several states in the coming days.
Of the 21 severe flood locations, nine are in Bihar, eight in Uttar Pradesh and one each in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, and Jharkhand.
The 33 above-normal sites are spread across Uttar Pradesh (9), Bihar (7), Assam (7), Uttarakhand (2), Odisha (2), Telangana (2), and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
In Delhi, the Yamuna at the railway bridge site is in severe flood conditions.
Northern hill states remain on high alert.
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are set to receive very heavy to extremely heavy rain, with sudden water level rises expected in the Beas, Sutlej, Chenab, Ravi, Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers.
In Jammu and Kashmir, flooding risks are high in the Chenab, Tawi, Jhelum and Indus basins, particularly in Kishtwar, Doda, Kathua, Anantnag, and Pulwama districts.
Punjab and Haryana are bracing for inflows in the Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Ghaggar and Yamuna rivers, while in Uttar Pradesh, the Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Ramganga, and Sharda rivers are expected to continue rising in multiple districts.
In Bihar, several stretches of the Ganga, Kosi, Gandak, and Burhi Gandak remain in severe flood, particularly in Bhagalpur, Patna, Khagaria, and Siwan.
Assam is witnessing above-normal to severe conditions in the Buridehing and Beki, while Jharkhand has reported a severe flood in the Ganga at Sahibganj.
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh are reporting rising levels in the Tapi, Narmada, Mahi, Krishna, and Mahanadi basins.
Major reservoirs such as Ukai, Sardar Sarovar, Tehri, Hathnikund, Koyna, and Hirakud are expected to receive above-threshold inflows.
In the south, dams in the Cauvery basin, including Mettur, Kabini, Hemavathi and Krishnarajasagar, are nearly full, raising concerns of downstream flooding if heavy rainfall persists.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
