Delhi-Pauri highway remains closed for the third day

August 19, 2011 12:49 pm | Updated 12:49 pm IST - Muzaffarnagar

The Delhi-Pauri highway remained inaccessible for the third consecutive day on Friday due to overflow of the river Ganga at Beraj near Bijnore, officials said here.

The highway, which is the main link between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, was closed as the water level of the river Ganga had risen above danger mark in several places in UP and overflowed, submerging several roads and bridges.

Additional District Magistrate Ravinder Godbole said that the rescue operations are on and the people in affected areas were being moved to safer places.

Villages affected by the floods include Mahrajnagar, Lalpur, Rehadwa, Majlistofirpur, Chohapur and Sitabpuri.

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