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River Ganga at Ballia in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh continues to flow in severe flood situation at 8:00 am today.

Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA reports the River Ganga at Ballia was in a severe flood situation at 08:00 UTC+0 with a level of 58.64 m. That level is 1.02 m above the Danger Level of 57.62 m and 1.75 m below the previous HFL of 60.39 m (25/08/2016).

Holy bath in a holy river.
Illustrative image: Holy bath in a holy river. — Shubvedz/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
5/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

River levels are above the documented danger threshold for Ballia district, indicating a local flood hazard.

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