With Varanasi Ghats Under Water, Cremations Take Place On Streets
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Flood waters have entered the low-lying areas.Varanasi: The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in nearby streets and on terraces.People affected due the flood have taken refuge in safer areas as the administration prepares to shift them to relief camps.Taking a serious note of the problems faced by the people of his Parliamentary constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to provide all possible help to people already in the relief camps.Flood waters have entered the low-lying areas including Nagwa, Samne Ghat, Maruthi Nagar, Kashipuram, Ramana etc.Virendra Choubey, a resident of the Samne Ghat, said as soon as...