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Punjab Flood: The administration has asked the people of Shri Anandpur Sahib region to be vigilant and go to safe places. School-colleges have been closed till 7 September due to floods.
Punjab flood: In view of the flood situation in Punjab, Rupnagar district administration on Wednesday said that people living on the banks of the Sutlej river should go to safe places with alert. Meanwhile, the police have started evacuating the shore areas in view of the rising water level of the Sutlej river. Because huge amount of water has been released from Bhakra Dam in Himachal Pradesh. The water level of Bhakra Dam was 1,677.84 feet at 6 am on Wednesday, while its maximum capacity is 1,680 feet. The dam had 86,822 cusecs of water while the outflow was 65,042 cusecs. Officials said that in view of heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, water discharge from the dam is being increased from 65,000 cusecs to 75,000 cusecs, which can affect the villages of Nangal region. He said that these villages are Harsa Bela, Bela Ramgarh, Bela Dhyani Upper, Bela Dhyani Lower, Sensowal, Elgal, Bella Shiv Singh, Bhanlan, Bhanam, Singhapura, Palasi, Sah Mazara and Majari. Apart from this, the villagers of Shri Anandpur Sahib area have been asked to be vigilant and if necessary, to go to safe places.
Appeal to people to visit safe places
The officials have asked the people of rural Burj, Chandpur Bela, Gajpur Bela, Shahpur Bela, Nikkuwal, Amarpur Bela, Lodipur village to be vigilant. Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, who is an MLA from Anandpur Sahib, said that there was heavy rainfall in Rupnagar district, causing heavy water flow in Bhakra Dam. In a video message, he appealed to the people living around the Sutlej river to go to safe places. The Patiala district administration has also issued an alert for the residents of the villages near the Ghaggar River in Rajpura sub-division in view of heavy rains in the catchment areas of the water body. The district administration has appealed to the residents of the surrounding areas of Sanjarpur, Ursar, Darba, Salempur, Shamspur, Jandamgoli, Harpalan, Rampur, Saunta, Marian, Kapuri, Kamalpur, Sarla Kalan, Sarla Khurd, Kami Khurd, Chamru, Lachru Khurd, Mehdudan, Manjoli, Maru, Jambomajra, Zambomajra, Zambomajra, Mahmadpur and nearby. Is of
By 7 September school College Off
The district administration of SAS Nagar (Mohali) has asked the residents to be vigilant on the banks of the Ghaggar river. Himachal Pradesh and many areas of Jammu and Kashmir have received heavy rains. In Punjab too, the flood situation has worsened due to rain. The entire Punjab has been affected by the havoc of nature, where 30 people have lost their lives and more than 3.50 lakh people have been affected. On the other hand, the Punjab government on Wednesday extended the duration of keeping all schools, colleges and universities closed till 7 September due to the current flood situation in the state. In this regard, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that all government/aided/recognized and private schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics have been closed till 7 September due to floods. There has been a heavy flood in Punjab due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir due to heavy rains in Sutlej, Vyas and Ravi rivers and seasonal drains. Due to continuous rains in Punjab, the flood situation has worsened.
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