Lakhimpur Kheri, July 19 -- The Sharda river in Lakhimpur Kheri has started rising after heavy rainfall in the hilly areas and the release of excess water from the Banbasa barrage. However, officials said there is no flood-like situation in the district at present. According to officials, the river was flowing 23 centimetres below the danger mark of 154.59 metres at the Pallia gauge station on Saturday. Engineers from the flood division and district officials said no flooding has been reported from any part of the district so far. However, the river has started eroding land in Grant Number 12 village in Nighasan tehsil. The village lies in a low-lying area between the Sharda river and the afflux bund and had also faced erosion during the previous monsoon. Nighasan tehsildar Devendra Mani Tripathi said he received information about the erosion affecting houses in Grant Number 12 village on Saturday. He added that the naib tehsildar had been sent to the village and would submit a report. On Friday, officials at the Banbasa barrage control room alerted the Kheri district administration about the release of one lakh cusecs of water into the Sharda river, which led to a rise in the river's water level. Ajay Kumar, executive engineer of the flood division, said no floods had been reported anywhere in the district. District officials said a flood control room had been set up and flood outposts in vulnerable areas had been activated to monitor the situation and carry out relief and rescue operations if required. Meanwhile, heavy rain in Lakhimpur city and other parts of the district on Saturday morning caused severe waterlogging on roads and streets, disrupting traffic and inconveniencing commuters. Farmers, however, welcomed the rainfall, saying it had helped them transplant paddy saplings in their fields....