No relief from floods for Punjab, heavy rainfall warning in Uttarakhand-Himachal; Delhi-NCR to experience heat

The people of Punjab, who are battling floods, are not getting any relief yet. The main reason for this is the water being continuously released from the dams into the rivers. Meanwhile, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has decided to open the flood gates of the Bhakra Dam once again.

Danger of rising water level in the Sutlej

On Thursday, the floodgates of the Bhakra Dam were opened from three feet to four feet. Due to this, the danger of rising water levels in the Sutlej has once again started looming. The special thing is that there is a danger of the water of the Sutlej in Ludhiana and the embankment breaking in Jalandhar.

Warning of heavy rain in Uttarakhand-Himachal

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in Himachal and Uttarakhand from Friday. The Meteorological Department has predicted moderate and heavy rain at some places in Himachal Pradesh from September 12 to 14. On September 12, there is a yellow alert of lightning and heavy rain in Una, Bilaspur, and Kangra districts.

A private school teacher was washed away while crossing the Giri river in Sataun of Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district on Wednesday evening. The teacher's body was found on the riverbank on Thursday. Three national highways (NH) and 577 roads are closed in the state; efforts are on to open them.

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in eight districts of Uttarakhand, including Dehradun, on Friday. Heavy rain is also predicted along with thunder and lightning.

Trees were not cut in Himachal; they were uprooted due to landslides.

There has been no illegal felling in the Chamba and Kullu districts of the state. Girls were washed away due to floods and landslides in the Ravi River of Chamba district and the Beas River in Kullu due to natural disasters. The Forest Department has completed the investigation of both cases.

The investigation committee has submitted the report to Forest Force Chief Sanjay Sood. On the basis of this report, the Forest Department will present its side in the Supreme Court. On September 4, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court BR Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran's bench had expressed concern over flood-like conditions in Himachal, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir during the hearing of a PIL filed by Haryana resident Anamika Rana.

The Himachal Forest Department prepares a report.

The court said that the way it has been shown in the media reports that the wood has come floating is a serious matter. The apex court had sought a reply in two weeks. Now the Forest Department of Himachal has prepared a report. It has been said that the reason for the wood floating in the Ravi River in the Chamba district is only a natural disaster.

There was 138 percent more rainfall.

In August and September, there was 89 percent and 138 percent more rainfall than normal, respectively. Due to this, situations like landslides, erosion of river banks, cloudburst, and drainage from reservoirs arose. Due to these reasons, trees got uprooted on a large scale and came into the river.