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Continuous rainfall in the western Himalayan region is expected to take its toll in the border areas of Ferozepore and Vasilka in Punjab. Deputy commissioners from the two regions visited villages in the border areas and along the Sutlej River on Sunday.
As a precautionary measure, DC Senu Kapila Duggal advised people from about 10 villages to move to relief camps set up by the district administration in Fazilka. Camps were held in the villages of Mujam, Hastkalan, Asafwala and St Kabir Polytechnic in Fadilka.
Although Fazilka has not experienced heavy rains yet, it is still at risk of flooding due to the course of the Sutlej River which runs through the border area.
Heavy rains have caused dams in Himachal Pradesh to release water. On Sunday, the Ras Ropar stations released water that should reach Fazilka across the Sutlej River within 24 hours, according to DC Duggal. “On Sunday, Harike Headworks in Ferozepur has released 20,000 cusec per second (cusec) of water while on Monday it will release another 25,000 cusec which will eventually reach the villages of Fazilka crossing Ferozepur villages according to the riverbed. Hence we have advised few vulnerable villages By moving to safer places She said that these villages are the most affected in the case of the flood-like situation.
Similarly in Ferozepur, Rajneesh Diman visited about 20 border villages along the Sutlej in Hussainwala district and asked the villagers to move to safer places with their animals. “The management has set up flood control rooms and will help the villagers to go to safer places. We have told them to remain alert because the water flowing from the Ras Ropar works will eventually have to be released from the Ras Harike works towards these border villages. Security forces are also Border alert in this area along with area management.
The Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur City has also visited villages like Jagniwala, Jati Matar and Dona Matar.
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The link road between Bhaloor village in Moga and Faridkot which was built under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna collapsed on Sunday afternoon cutting off the connection across the road. On Saturday, about 4 3-4 rains flooded the area. The village of Bhalur on the lower side may have caused the collapse of the road.
In addition, more than 1,000 acres of agricultural fields in Bahloor village were flooded by rainwater, according to the villagers.
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Punjab Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Mit Haier on Sunday said the water resources department is fully prepared to deal with any unwanted situation due to rising water levels in the state’s reservoirs. He emphasized that the situation was under control and advised people not to panic.
He said about Rs 5.5 crore was spent on prevention work in Sangror district only, adding that satisfactory buffer was available up to the maximum level of embankments.
During the visit to the banks of the Ghaggar River, the minister was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Gurwal and SDM Subba Singh along with department officials. He visited Monak-Tohana Bridge in Ghaghar and Banks in Makror Sahib.
Deputy Commissioner Jetinder Jorwal stated that in the uniform of the rainy season, industries should not discharge industrial effluents into the river without treating them. He stated that strict measures will be taken against violators.
On the other hand, waterlogging was reported in a few areas of the city after it rained continuously on Saturday and Sunday.
Bathinda
Waterlogging was reported in a few low-lying areas Saturday as city areas lacked rainwater sewers. Rainwater leakage into the sewage lines adds more load to the wastewater treatment plants.
Three employees of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) sustained burn injuries on Saturday after a transformer at the 66kV grid station caught fire and hot oil was spilled on them, while repair work was underway in Guliwala, Bathinda. The cause of the accident has not been confirmed.
One employee had 65 percent burns, which is critical, while two others had 35 and 25 percent burns, respectively. We have formed a committee to find out the cause of the fire in the transformer,” said Distribution Director, PSPCL PS Grewal, who visited them on Sunday at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot. Kultar Sandwan, President of Punjab, announced the free treatment of injured employees.
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