Punjab & Kangra Flooded: Monsoon Havoc, HP Toll at 72
Chandigarh/Shimla: Many areas in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the Bhakra and Pong dams as the inflow in these reservoirs increased alarmingly due to rain in hills in the past three days. The toll due to rain-related incidents since August 14 has mounted to 72 in HP.
Ropar, Gurdaspur among worst-hit
- Sutlej floods areas in Nangal and Anandpur Sahib in Ropar district
- Beas inundates parts of Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala
- Villages in Tarn Taran district face fury of both rivers
The Sutlej flooded villages between Nangal and Anandpur Sahib in Ropar district, whereas the Beas inundated parts of Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Kapurthala districts. Villages in Tarn Taran district faced the fury of both the rivers. Official sources said though inflow into the Bhakra and Pong dams had started receding, the floodgates would remain open for at least three days. The water level at the Pong Dam had touched 1,399.65 feet on Wednesday morning, while the maximum permissible limit is 1,390 feet.
2 killed in Chamoli
- Two Nepalese nationals were killed and five others injured when a house collapsed in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
- A rescue operation was launched immediately after the incident on Tuesday evening. Two of the injured are critical. pti
At the Bhakra Dam, the level recorded on Wednesday was 1,677 feet, just three feet below the maximum permissible limit of 1,680 feet.
Residents of at least 60 villages in the Mand area, along the Beas and the Sutlej, flowing towards the Harike headworks, remained on tenterhooks throughout the day. By the evening, many shifted to relief camps.
