LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- As the Gomti continues to swell in Lucknow, its water has now reached several new locations in the city on Saturday, touching the cremation platform at Bhaisakund near Samta Mulak crossing and entering the premises of Hanumant Dham.

The water level at the Gomti barrage rose by around six inches in 24 hours as runoff from rain-hit catchment areas in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri and other upstream districts reached the state capital, according to irrigation department officials.

At Bhaisakund, water reached the platform where cremations using wood are normally conducted, while parts of the Hanumant Dham premises were also inundated.

Nevertheless, operations at Bhaisakund have not been impacted so far even after the rise of...