A weed is making the Hindon flood situation worse in Noida, Ghaziabad. Read how

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Ghaziabad has led to a challenging situation in the affected areas of Ghaziabd and Noida. The last time a situation like this emerged was 45 years ago when this tributary of the Yamuna river was flooded in 1978, and the impact of the flood was observed until the old bus stand in Ghaziabad city. The Hindon is a rain-fed river that flows from the lower Shivalik hills near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The river flows for 300 km passing through Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Budh Nagar before entering the Yamuna in Momnathal village in Noida. As per the district administration, the Hathnikund barrage had released 3.6 lakh cusec on Tuesday due to rain in the hills. This may cause the water level in the Noida and Greater Noida rivers to rise further.

But many are surprised to see the sudden rise of water level in the otherwise sleepy river which mostly looks like a drain of chemical factory discharges. What is leading to this flooding like situation in Hindon? As per authorities invasive aquatic weed, Hyacinth, may also be the reason of excessive water level in river. As per a ToI report, for the past 48 hours, the Hindon River in Ghaziabad has maintained a steady water level due to an extensive growth of hyacinth.

Authorities have deployed workers to remove the aquatic weed and improve the river's flow. Hyacinths, free-floating and invasive hydrophytic plants, have rapidly multiplied in certain stretches of the Hindon, forming dense bundles near concrete structures. While these plants allow water to flow freely through their porous nature, they become problematic when they accumulate near man-made constructions, hindering the natural flow of the river.