Punjab has reported 35 deaths in the recent spell of heavy downpour
Mansa, July 18(Press Ki Taquat)
A new breach was on Tuesday reported in Ghaggar river at Sardulgarh, which has risen the worry of water entering Sardulgarh town creating panic among residents.
Despite five breaches in Ghaggar in Mansa district, Ghaggar is flowing above danger mark at Chandpura Bundh.
A total of 26,250 people have been evacuated from the waterlogged areas and taken to safer places this includes 14,296 in Patiala, 2,200 in Rupnagar, 250 in Moga and 300 in Ludhiana.
Though the floodwaters have receded in many areas of Punjab and Haryana, authorities were still engaged in relief and rehabilitation works in Sangrur district in Punjab and also plugging breaches in ‘dhussi bundhs’ (earthen embankments) that have come up along the Ghaggar river.
The work on plugging the 150-feet-wide breach that came up along the Ghaggar River in Punjab’s Mansa started on Monday.
The breach was formed on Saturday in an embankment near Chandpura bundh in Budhlada sub-division of Mansa.
With this breach, river water has entered Gorakhnath and Birewala Dogran villages.
The level of water in these villages was in the range of three-six feet with the authorities asking the villagers to move to safer places. There are apprehensions the water may enter other villages as well.