The Indian Railways is monitoring water levels in rivers during the monsoon season to ensure the safety of rail tracks. An automated water level monitoring system has been installed on bridges over 18 important rivers in the North Eastern Railway zone. These systems use solar-powered sensors that send real-time water level...
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data to the concerned authorities through SMS. This allows for timely action to be taken to protect the rail tracks in case of rising water levels. The rivers monitored include the Ghaghra, Rapti, Sharda, Babai, Saryu, Kakra, and Rohin in the Lucknow division, the Ganga, Gandak, Ghaghra, Gomti, and Chhoti Gandak in the Varanasi division, and the Ganga, Yamuna, and Dehva in the Izzatnagar division.