What is making erosion a major problem this year is the increased water level in the river, compared to previous years. The JCB will be pressed into service which is making points for fixing the crates to check the erosion. This checks erosion to an extent,” said the official of the flood control department working on the erosion site. “We are placing two crates one behind the other and both are tied with strong ropes.These are filled with gunny bags having sands. Water carpenters, known as ‘Bind-Mallaha’, have been asked to make crates with bamboo and place the same at carefully selected points at the banks where the river is causing erosion. Mela officer, Shesh Mani Pandey, said: “The current of the river is quite strong and our experts are working tirelessly to minimise the erosion.We are keeping a tight vigil on the currents.” In 2004, the river had shifted towards the east and pilgrim had to walk a longer distance to reach the Sangam- the confluence point of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.
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