In Photos | Ganga Swells Across Uttar Pradesh And Bihar, Disrupting Life Along Riverfronts

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According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Ganga is rising by nearly 50 millimetres an hour in Varanasi. The river’s water level has climbed to 67.68 metres, still below the danger mark of 71.26 metres.

Water level of the Ganges rises after heavy rain
People carry their belongings after arriving by boat from the flooded Nakta Diyara area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Rain in Prayagraj
Fishermen row a boat on the swollen Ganga river, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Ganga rivers water level rises in varanasi
An inundated residential locality at Konia as the water level of the Ganga river rises following heavy rainfall, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Weather: Ganga rivers water level rises
A man walks on a floating jetty near a partially submerged police post at the Dashaswamedh Ghat following a rise in the water level of the Ganga River, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Water level of the Ganges rises after heavy rain
People take a dip in the swollen Ganga river at the partially submerged Dashashwamedh Ghat as the water level of the river rises following heavy rainfall, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Ganga river swells in Kanpur
Security personnel patrol on a boat near the banks of the overflowing Ganga river to alert and advise residents of low-lying areas to move to safer locations, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Waterlogging in Prayagraj
Commuters take an e-rickshaw ride covered with a plastic sheet amid monsoon rainfall as they move through water of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers, at Sangam area, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Weather: Rain in Prayagraj
People carry their belongings as they move to a safer place after water of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers inundates the Sangam area amid monsoon rainfall, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Weather: Flood at Sangam
An aerial view shows the submerged low-lying areas, access roads, and boats anchored at Sangam as the water levels of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers rise following heavy monsoon rains, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Waterlogging after rain in Varanasi
A swollen Ganga river at Namo Ghat as the water level rises following heavy rainfall, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Swollen Ganga river in Prayagraj
People sit on a partially submerged wooden platform beneath a temporary shelter as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers rises at Sangam after continuous heavy monsoon rain, in Prayagraj, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Photo: PTI

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