Fresh breach in Ghaggar sets alarm bells ringing
As a precautionary measure, NDRF teams and columns of Army have been stationed at Chandpura (Haryana) and Rorki locations of Mansa.
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The water hasn’t yet receded in 27 villages in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur A new breach was reported in the Ghaggar towards Sardulgarh and Budhlada constituencies on Tuesday, giving the Mansa administration and villagers anxious moments. In the last few days, the river had burst its banks at four other places in Mansa inundating the fields of 14 villages – seven each in Sardulgarh and Budhlada constituencies.
As a precautionary measure, NDRF teams and columns of Army have been stationed at Chandpura (Haryana) and Rorki locations of Mansa. The worst affected villages are – Gorakhnath, Birewala Dogra, Phus Mandi and Janda Khurd. “Water has entered the fields and low-lying hamlets. Evacuation process is going on,” said Mansa Deputy Commissioner Rishipal Sidhu while talking to The Indian Express.
Sangrur
The water hasn’t yet receded in 27 villages in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur. In Kothe Mahanta village, about 15 houses are under knee-deep water. The occupants of have shifted most of the stuff on top floor, while they have moved to some other place. Villagers alleged that no one has reached out to them till now. While talking to The Indian Express, Sangrur Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal said, “The villagers had asked for JCB during the floods which was provided. On Tuesday, they asked for ration and we provided it immediately. We also gave them mosquito nets.” Incidentally, this village was also the worst-hit in the 1993 floods. On Tuesday, the Ghaggar water level was at 750 feet which is 2 feet above the danger mark. Earlier it had touched 753 feet. The deputy commissioner said a total of 56 breaches are yet to be plugged at various locations of Ghaggar in Moonak. Three persons had drowned in floodwaters in Sangrur.
Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik said that some 60-odd villages were affected by the floods. A few villages were affected for some 2-4 days. The areas hit were in Jagraon, Samrala, Khanna, and Ludhiana West constituencies. “In Khanna, the town area had waterlogging for a day or two, but in some Ludhiana colonies, the waterlogging was due to overflowing Buddha Dariya. Now, everything has settled down, we are looking after the after-effects, focusing on fumigation and chlorination, among others. The swollen Sutlej had affected only a few villages. Now, the assessment of damage is being done. One person had drowned in floodwaters,” the DC said while talking to The Indian Express.
Ferozepur
About 22 border villages were affected due to the swollen Sutlej. “Now, water has receded. All the roads that were inundated with water are now motorable, though damaged a bit. One Jagdish Singh (42) had drowned in floodwaters. The rain damage survey is going on. We are now focusing on the after-effects of the floods. As of now, no new alert has been received regarding release of more water,” said Ferozepur DC Rajesh Dhiman.
Fazilka
A total of 22 villages were affected in Fazilka district out of which 10 were in Jalalabad, while 12 were in Fazilka constituency. “Water has receded in most of the villages now. Only 17 people had come to relief camps as people preferred to stay at their relatives’ houses or their own house. Five houses were damaged, while one Bagu Singh (45) of Dhani Natha Singh village drowned on Tuesday evening as water hasn’t receded near his village yet. Medical check-up camps are being organised in the villages now as we have to focus on the health aspect,” said Fazilka Deputy Commissioner Senu Kapila Duggal while talking to The Indian Express.
Faridkot
In Faridkot district, Kotkapura constituency was worst affected mostly due to excess rainfall coupled with poor sanitation, leading to waterlogging. One house had collapsed killing three persons of a family. “Apart from fumigation and chlorination, now vaccination of cattle is going on in the area,” said Faridkot DC Vineet Kumar.
Moga
In Moga, three breaches occurred on Dhussi Bundh on the Sutlej affecting 30 villages. About 20 houses were damaged as per a rough estimate, while one person drowned. Around 6,000 acres of farms had gone under water. Water has receded and all the breaches have been plugged, according to the authorities. DC Kulwant Singh claimed, “Timely advance arrangements saved Moga from floods. All the flood prevention measures were completed before June. Four villages were evacuated as a precautionary measure. Gidderpindi embankment of Bhaini village in Dharamkot constituency was strengthened with earthen bags by the district administration before the arrival of the monsoon. Even now, concerted efforts are being made to further strengthen the embankment of Manjhali village. The length of this embankment is about 20 km. Similarly, the 17.7-km-long Bassian drain, 30.18-km-long Chand Bhan drain and 13.10-km-long Badhani drain were also cleaned earlier. All these three drains pass through 90 villages in Moga district. With this cleaning, the areas of Nihal Singh Wala and Baghapurana remained completely safe.”
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