Traffic slows down on NH 24 due to heavy floods in UP's Shahjahanpur

SHAHJAHANPUR: The traffic on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway has been significantly impacted today due to severe flooding on NH 24.
Ashok Kumar Meena, the superintendent of police in Shahjahanpur, stated that water was present on NH 24 this morning, resulting in a continuous slow movement of vehicles. He also mentioned that a diversion has been implemented in coordination with the surrounding vehicles.
"There has been water here since morning.Forces have been deployed to clear the roads. Traffic from the Sitapur and Katra area has also been diverted. The police has been deployed and have been coordinating, but the speed of the traffic has slowed down."
Further, he said, "If we still keep on facing issues, we will divert both the small and the big vehicles on the other roads."
Moreover, heavy rainfall on July 10 has led to flooding in 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, affecting over 100 villages and agricultural lands. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of UP, visited the flood-affected areas in Lakhimpur, Kheri, and Pilibhit districts, where he distributed relief materials and interacted with the affected residents.
After conducting an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Pilibhit and Lakhimpur Kheri, Adityanath said, "133 villages are flood-affected due to heavy rainfall in the first week itself of July. Thousands of hectares of cropland and crops have been affected. Public representatives and local administration aare working hard. Near Sharda Barrage and other areas, due to timely precautions against floods, a large loss of life and property could be averted."
Concurrently, Delhi-NCR experienced heavy rainfall, causing severe waterlogging. Atishi, a Delhi minister, reassured that the state government is well-prepared to respond swiftly to any potential flood-like situation, taking into account the weather department's predictions of additional rainfall in north and north-east India in the coming days.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall in various parts of the country, including North and North East India, East Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi-NCR, in the upcoming days.
(With inputs from ANI)