Fresh rains in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, accompanied by torrential rainfall in several parts of Punjab, have further worsened the situation in the flood-ravaged state.
With the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and several seasonal streams in spate, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar districts are the worst hit. Vast tracts of farmland have been inundated in villages across these districts after heavy downpour in the past 24 hours.
In Ludhiana, the overflowing effluents and sewage from the Buddha Nullah have caused waterlogging in many low-lying areas, leaving several houses inundated in densely populated localities like Dhoka Mohalla, Dharampura, Shivaji Nagar, Kashmir Nagar, Maharaj Nagar and Kundanpuri. The rising Beas is threatening to wash away several earthen embankments in the Sultanpur Lodhi area. Floodwaters from the Satluj in Ferozepur have affected over 28,000 residents across 112 villages. Relief and rescue operations have been undertaken on a war footing.
The threat of floods looms large in villages near the banks of the Ghaggar and Tangri in Patiala district. The water level of the Ghaggar has touched the danger mark near Sarala Kalan village. In a relief for ersidents of Zirakpur and Derra Bassi, the gauge level data collected on Tuesday morning near Bhankarpur on the Chandigarh-Ambala road was 4 feet, much less than the 10-foot gauge. However, Tangri river, which criss-crosses Patiala, is flowing 1.7 feet above the danger mark. The water level in Patiala has, however, declined.
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