Assi River Shrinks to a Drain, 80% Encroached From Source to Ghat

Over 80% of both sides of the Assi River, from its origin to its confluence with the Ganga, are encroached upon—from its place of origin in Kandwa Lake to its confluence in the Ganga at the Assi Ghat area of Varanasi—revealed a survey conducted by a team led by Bhumi Sanrakshan Adhikari (Land conservation officer).

- HT Correspondent

VARANASI:

Assi is an important tributary of the River Ganga. It flows through Karaundi, Chitaipur, Saket Nagar and Naria, and meets the Ganga near the Assi Ghat area.

Land conservation officer, Varanasi, Ashok Yadav, conducted the survey at the place of origin of the Assi River in Kandwa, and its stretches in Chitaipur, Naria, Saket Nagar, Karaundi, Sundarpur and its confluence with the River Ganga in the Assi Ghat area.

"There is encroachment upon the maximum part of either side of the Assi River. First of all, we visited Kandwa and surveyed localities—Chitaipur, Karaundi, Naria, Saket Nagar—through which the Assi River used to flow. Maximum parts of either side are encroached upon," said Yadav.