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UP Officials Flood Lucknow After Opening All Ten Barrage Gates

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Uttar Pradesh officials opened all ten barrage gates, flooding about 40,000 Lucknow residents.
Upstream districts recorded 150-257 mm rainfall from Sept 22-27, far above the normal 15 mm.
Principal Secretary Anil Garg said river discharge peaked near 1,100 cusecs.
Hanuman Setu gauge rose from 106.55 m on Oct 2 to 107 m on Oct 5.
Relief teams deployed boats, medical units, chlorine tablets and ORS to stranded residents.

History

Historical Context

Uttar Pradesh’s flood risk dates back to the 1923 Lucknow inundation, but the June 2013 monsoon delivered 300 mm of rain in 48 hours, breaching the Ganga and displacing over 200,000 people. The disaster prompted permanent early-warning systems and reinforced embankments, so today officials led by Anil Garg opened ten barrage gates to manage river flow under the guidance of the Indian Meteorological Department.

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Story summary

Uttar Pradesh officials opened all ten barrage gates, flooding about 40,000 Lucknow residents.
Upstream districts recorded 150-257 mm rainfall from Sept 22-27, far above the normal 15 mm.
Principal Secretary Anil Garg said river discharge peaked near 1,100 cusecs.
Hanuman Setu gauge rose from 106.55 m on Oct 2 to 107 m on Oct 5.
Relief teams deployed boats, medical units, chlorine tablets and ORS to stranded residents.

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