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Heavy rains over the past two days in Punjab have caused a flood-like situation in several parts of the state, including thirty villages in Jalandhar and Kapurtala. Mohali was the hardest hit as more than two feet of rain flooded many areas.
Thousands of acres of farmland where the rice crop has already been planted has been submerged under 2 feet of rainwater, even as rescue operations continue in many flood-affected areas of the state, especially people living along rivers evacuated to safer places.
The entire country was put on high alert.
Punjab received 67% of the month’s (July) rain in just two days, while Haryana and Chandigarh got 38% and 127% respectively of the normal required rain in the entire month (July) in the last two days.
Bung Dam on the Beas River rose 7 feet in one day. It was 1337.40 feet high on Saturday morning, while on Sunday the water level in the dam touched 1344.33 feet – an increase of 7 feet in just one day. Water flow into the dam was recorded at 337,411 cubic inches on Sunday evening as opposed to 31,449 otters on Sunday morning. But the authorities did not release any water from the dam because of the heavy rains downstream and also because the water level of the dam is still below the maximum level.
In the Bhakra and Ranjit Sagar dams, 62,967 kozyks and 27,913 kozyks of water were recorded respectively on Sunday morning, while 22,442 kozyks and 410 kozyks of water, respectively, were released from these two dams on Sunday.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh Centre, in the 24 hours from the morning of July 8 to the morning of July 9, Chandigarh received 302.2 mm of rain which is more than the normal rainfall required in Chandigarh in the entire month of July. In July, the required normal rain in Chandigarh is 278.5 mm. In this rainy season, which started in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on June 1, Chandigarh recorded 518.6 mm of rain from June 1 to July 9, while the normal rainfall required for Chandigarh is 216.2 mm.
In Punjab and Haryana, the normal rainfall for July is 169.4 mm and 154.1 mm respectively, but both states have already received 113 mm and 58.7 mm of rain, from July 1 to July 9 morning respectively.
In 24 hours (July 8 AM to July 9 AM in Punjab) the maximum rainfall recorded in Ropar near Nangal Dam was 282.5 mm followed by Bullowal Saunkri in Nawanshahr 270 mm, Tehri Gurdaspur 245 mm, Madhopur in Pathankot 187 mm and Sri Anandpur Sahib 185 mm mm, Dhariwal in Gurdaspur 167 mm, Malikpur in Pathankot 153 mm, Kharar in Mohali 143.7 mm, Nawanshahr 141.2 mm, Gurdaspur 141.2 mm, Shahpur Kandi in Pathankot 138.8 mm, Aliwal in Gurdaspur 127 mm, Ferozepur 125 mm, Mukerian 124 mm, Balachaur 122.2mm, Ranjit Sagar Dam in Pathankot 115.2mm, Faltoha in Tarn Taran 105mm, Manihala in Ludhiana 100mm, Amritsar 98.3mm, Kapurtala 95mm, Rajpur in Patiala and Talwandi Bhai in Firozpur 85mm, Bathinda 75mm, Ludhiana 73mm Jalandhar recorded 61 mm and Pathinda 50 mm of rain.
Also in Haryana, Yamuna Nagar recorded 246mm of rain, Kalka 244mm, Panchkula 239mm, Ambala 224mm, Wazirabad in Gurugram 149mm, Kurukshetra 138mm, Adampur in Hisar 130mm, Indri in Karnal 128mm, Rai in Sonipat ​119 mm and Beri recorded 82 mm in Jjar, 77 mm in Madlauda in Panipat, Faridabad and Gurugram 71 mm, while Noah recorded 48 mm of rain, according to the International Institute for Human Development.
The water level of Sutlej, Beas and Ghar rivers is also constantly rising. The water level of the Sutlej River has risen significantly due to water seepage from the Ropar Headworks. People in the surrounding areas face difficulties due to an inadequate sanitation system.
Heavy to very heavy rains were forecast by the IMD in Doaba and East Malwa district of Punjab on July 10, while the same forecast was made in Northern Haryana and Southern and Southeast Haryana regions.
On Sunday, a flood-like situation was seen in more than thirty villages in Jalandhar and Kapurtala districts, which also experienced the worst floods in August 2019 when about 25,000 acres of rice crops were submerged under 2-3 feet of water.
Environmental advocate and Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Sihwal on Sunday visited Jedarbandi and Jania Chahal to assess the dire situation. Cabinet Minister Balkar Singh said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Man had already placed him to manage the flood-affected areas along with Seechewal.
While speaking to The Indian Express, Giddarpindi Kulwant Singh’s Sarpanch said that the floods in 2019 caused huge damages and now the waters in the Sutlej River are a threat. The Sutlej River is expected to receive approximately 2.50 lakh cosicks of water on Monday (July 10th) morning. About 1.50 lakh cosickes of water were released from the Ropar Headworks into the riverbed. In addition, there are many local rulers and rivers along the way that will contribute their water to Sutlej as it moves from Ropar to Jalandhar.
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