The flood situation has worsened due to continuous rains in Himachal and Punjab. More than 1400 villages in all 23 districts of Punjab have been hit by floods. In such a situation, the Punjab government has declared the entire state as disaster-hit.
All departments have been ordered to work on a war footing to restore the affected services. Leave of employees in all departments has been canceled. Chief Secretary KAP Sinha has asked all the District Magistrates and departments to expedite relief work.
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So far, 37 people have lost their lives
Crops have been submerged in 3.5 lakh acres of land in the state. So far, 37 people have lost their lives. Three people also died on Wednesday. These include an elderly couple in Barnala and a youth in Ludhiana. More than 4.5 lakh people are affected by floods in the state.
Pressure increased on three dams... that is why the situation worsened in Punjab
Due to heavy rains and cloudbursts in the upper regions of Himachal, the water level of the huge Gobind Sagar lake behind the Bhakra dam has reached 1678.10 feet, which is just two feet below the danger mark. The danger mark is 1680 feet. 75 thousand cusecs of water are being released from Bhakra daily through turbines and flood gates. 9 thousand cusecs of water is being released in the Nangal Hydel Canal and Sri Anandpur Sahib Hydel Canal, while about 57 thousand cusecs of water is being released in the Sutlej River. Canal repair work is going on at about 20 places.
The water level in the Pong Dam reservoir is four feet above the danger mark. BBMB will release 20 thousand cusecs more water every day
The water level in the Pong Dam reservoir in Talwara, Hoshiarpur, has gone four feet above the danger mark. Therefore, BBMB has decided to gradually increase the amount of water to one lakh cusecs. The Additional Superintendent Engineer of the Water Regulation Cell of BBMB Talwara Township has been told that the water level in the reservoir of Pong Dam was recorded at 1394.15 feet at 12 noon on Wednesday. Currently, 80,000 cusecs of water are being released every day. Now it will be increased to 1 lakh cusecs.
All seven gates of Ranjit Sagar Dam opened for the first time
Pathankot. Such conditions have arisen in Punjab in 2025 after the year 1988, 93. According to the workers working on Ranjit Sagar Dam, they have seen such a flood for the first time. Since the dam was built, for the first time, all seven gates have had to be opened. On Wednesday, the water level in the dam reached 526.97 meters, one meter below the danger mark. On Wednesday, 71 thousand cusecs of water was released.
Alert for two days of heavy rain
The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for two days of heavy rain. The situation may become even more serious in the coming days.
Instructions issued to departments
-PWD, Water Resources Department, and PSPCL will have to work on a war footing to restore services.
-Telecom service providers should restore mobile and landline services immediately.
-Panchayat and urban bodies should provide full help in emergency response, relief, and rehabilitation.
-All departments and agencies should work with full readiness to protect the lives and property of the people.
Meaning of declaring disaster-hit: DC will be able to make a decision at his own level, and more funds are expected
Declaring the state as disaster-hit means that now all the districts are affected by floods, under which the DC can make decisions at his own level to deal with the disaster. This will speed up emergency services. Also, the state can get an additional package from the Centre. NDRF and SDRF teams are deployed on a large scale. A special package can be prepared for rebuilding roads, schools, hospitals, and restoring agricultural land. Special relief can be given to farmers.
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