River Pandu rises, inundates Barra, Panki areas

Kanpur: Rising water level of river Pandu has inundated several areas in Barra and Panki on Tuesday. The flood water which had made its way in the localities last Sunday made the situation grim on Monday. The district administration has formed a flood relief camp at a school in the I-block of Barra.
The localities affected in Barra are Gopal Puram, Vanpurwa, Tatya Tope Nagar and Ravidas Puram while flood like situation has developed in Kalyanpur and Panki areas.
People whose houses are in low lying areas are leaving their houses and shifting to other places for their safety.
The flood affected people, who are staying at the flood relief camp, complained of poor food arrangements. Tehsildar Ritesh Singh said the flood relief camp was set up on the order of the district magistrate.
“Employees are doing their duty in three shifts. More arrangements for food will be made after a nod from the district administration”, he said.
Meanwhile, deputy police commissioner (South) Raveena Tyagi, after conducting inspection of the affected areas, ordered the Barra police and the kanoongo of the tehsil to set up four relief camps in the area for the residents who are leaving their houses due to flood like situation in river Pandu.
The DCP (South) ACP, Govind Nagar Vikas Kumar Pandey and police of Barra police station visited Kachchi Basti of Barra- 8 and witnessed the flood like situation. They met with the locals and assured them to provide help.