Punjab, Haryana Reel Under Heavy Rains and Floods
Heavy rains flood Punjab, Haryana, disrupting lives.
Torrential rains have unleashed widespread flooding across Punjab and Haryana, submerging villages and disrupting daily life, officials reported Tuesday. Swollen rivers, including the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Yamuna, have inundated large areas, with relentless downpours in catchment zones of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir exacerbating the crisis.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded 18.3 mm of rain, Patiala 70.5 mm, Bathinda 5 mm, Faridkot 1 mm, Gurdaspur 32.8 mm, Mansa 10 mm, and Mohali 44.5 mm in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am Tuesday, per the weather department. Haryana saw heavy showers too, with Gurugram receiving 81 mm, Ambala 32.2 mm, Hisar 35.1 mm, Karnal 23.6 mm, Narnaul 32 mm, Rohtak 42.2 mm, Nuh 57 mm, Panchkula 40 mm, and Sirsa 24.5 mm. Chandigarh logged 40.8 mm of rainfall.
Punjab’s flood-hit districts, including Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, and Amritsar, are grappling with severe inundation. Rescue operations are in full swing, with the NDRF, Army, BSF, Punjab Police, and district authorities working tirelessly to assist affected communities. The Punjab government has shut down all colleges, universities, and polytechnic institutes until September 3 due to the ongoing deluge.
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In Haryana, rising water levels in the Yamuna prompted authorities to release 3,29,313 cusecs of water from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar on Monday, the highest discharge this monsoon. By Tuesday morning, the barrage recorded a flow of 1.76 lakh cusecs. Alerts have been issued for villages along the Yamuna in Yamunanagar, Panipat, Sonipat, and Faridabad, with officials maintaining strict vigilance. As a precaution, schools in some affected areas of Haryana and all schools in Chandigarh were closed on Tuesday.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini held a virtual meeting with deputy commissioners on Monday, directing them to monitor the situation closely and remain stationed at their headquarters until September 5. Relief efforts continue as both states battle the devastating impact of the monsoon mayhem.
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