Rain fed rivers wreak havoc in several areas of Kheri dist

Bareilly incessant rainfall in the mountain areas have led to floods in several areas of Lakhimpur Kheri district .The rising waters of the Sharda and ghagra ,the two rivers in this part of the terai region, have inundated hundreds of acres of agricultural fields and completely washed away cropped land in some parts of the district.in nighasan tehsil , the Sharda has engulfed 40 houses in a span of 48 hours. The affected people have been shifted to flood relief camps.