Officials said on Tuesday that for the last two days, Ferozepur/Kapurthala has disturbed the flood situation in Kapurthala district, while people have started vacating from villages especially from villages to Ferozepur.
Many districts of Punjab receive heavy rains in its catchment areas to reduce problems for villages and release surplus water from Pong and Bhakra dams.
The flood situation in many villages of Kapurthala district deteriorated after continuous rains on Tuesday and the swollen Beas river provoked the huge routes of the fields.
In Ferozepur district, the water level from Harik to Hussainiwala increased after repeated rains, triggering the possibility of floods, being cautious with many villagers.
Many people and others from villages of Kaluwala, Tani Vala, Chandiwala, Gatti Rajo, Navi Gatti Rajo, Basti Rahm and others have started transferring their belongings to safe places and many have placed them on the roofs of their houses.
On Monday night, Additional Deputy Commissioner Damandip Singh reached the village and advised the villagers to vacate the village.
Kulwant Singh, a resident of Navi Gatti Rajo, said that residents of these villages are living for fear of floods.
Kulwant said, “We have started packing our important goods and if the water level rises slightly, we have to go to safe places with our families. Many families have already transferred their belongings to their roofs”, Kulwant said, saying that he and their family have not slept for the past several days.
Swar Singh, a resident of Kaluwala village, who is surrounded by the Sutlej River by Pakistan on three sides and fourth on the Sutlej river, said that his entire crop, which was sown in three acres of land, has been submerged.
“In 2023, I faced heavy financial losses, and now my crops are almost destroyed again as the water level continues to grow day -day,” Swarna Singh said.
Pritam Singh, a resident of the village of Habib, said that the administration should focus on strengthening the embankments on the Sutlej river.
“It has been many years because these embankments were done. The administration should review the strengthening of the embankments from time to time to ensure the safety of the people”, Pritam Singh said.
He said, “If anything happens with ‘Bund’ from this side, the entire city will be drowned and thousands of people will be in danger.”
For the last two days, this border district has recorded 45 mm of rainfall.
The situation in the city region is equally worrisome, with many roads submerged, causing great inconvenience to passengers.
People used to pass through deep knee water in some low-fledged areas, while the traffic went by a snail speed. The downpore also disrupted regular activities, forcing some schools to close before normal to ensure children’s safety.
In Kapurthala district, many villages and low-level areas in Sultanpur Lodhi were facing flood situation for the last several days.
But he said that now the situation has worsened due to continuous rains.
Meanwhile, environmentalist and Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Singh Seechewal said that a violation in the temporary ‘Bundh’, a embankment near the village Ahlikalana, 36 and for the flood of villages, submerged the paddy crop.
Seedwal said that he and his supporters tried to strengthen weak points with farmers, but the swelling river violated the embankment.
All schools in Kapurthala district remained closed on Tuesday. A holiday was announced in government and private schools in view of continuous rains.
District administration officials said that despite no shortage of rain, relief operations continue in the flood affected Mand area of ​​Sultanpur Lodhi and Dhilwan.
Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal said on Monday that despite heavy rains, the teams were engaged in relief work and were performing their duties with a sense of dedication and service.
He said that in an effective way, special emphasis is being laid on ensuring ration, supply of drugs to prevent diseases for livestock and silage.
Instructions have been issued to the authorities to increase these efforts.
Additionally, the health of livestock is being taken care of. Veterinary teams are reaching the affected areas through boats to operate check-up on livestock.
The administration has appealed to the public to be vigilant and did not believe in rumors.
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