Swollen Beas adds to woes of Sultanpur Lodhi villagers

Jalandhar, Sept. 18 -- The increasing water flow in the Beas river continued to spell to more troubles for the people residing in the low-lying areas of Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts where the w... Read More

Beas swells again, flood fears resurface in Sultanpur Lodhi

Kapurthala, Sept. 17 -- The water level in around 14 villages of the low-lying mand areas in Sultanpur Lodhi rose once again, "up to four feet" in some areas, after fresh downpour in the Beas river's ... Read More

Clearing blockages on century-old rly bridge saved 25 Jalandhar villages from Sutlej fury

Jalandhar, Sept. 16 -- Once known to be the sitting ducks every time floods hit Punjab, 25 villages in Jalandhar's Lohian block survived Sutlej's fury this year, thanks to the strategic clearing of bl... Read More

Floodwaters recede in Sultanpur Lodhi, normalcy begins to return

India, Sept. 11 -- After nearly a month of devastation, floodwaters have finally begun to recede in Sultanpur Lodhi's Mand area, allowing residents to return to their homes with belongings and livesto... Read More

Kapurthala needs sand bags to reinforce bundhs, not ration

Jalandhar, Sept. 11 -- Relief material, comprising ration and tarpaulin, has been pouring in for residents of flood-affected villages of Kapurthala in Doaba when the demand on the ground is for sand b... Read More

Floodwaters recede in Sultanpur Lodhi, normalcy begins to return

Kapurthala, Sept. 11 -- After nearly a month of devastation, floodwaters have finally begun to recede in Sultanpur Lodhi's Mand area, allowing residents to return to their homes with belongings and li... Read More

Alarm after breach in dhussi bundh, no damage to farmland

Nawanshahr, Sept. 10 -- A 100-feet-wide breach was reported in the dhussi bundh (embankment) of the Sutlej River near Burj Tehal Das village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) district on Tuesd... Read More

water level in Dams recedes

Jalandhar, Sept. 9 -- The water levels in Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar dams, built over Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, have receded slightly owing to decrease in inflows and sustained discharges. As p... Read More

Breach in embankment puts 10 Kapurthala villages at risk

Kapurthala, Sept. 8 -- The Beas River continued to wreak havoc in Kapurthala district after an 8-km-long advance embankment, built by farmers to protect nearly 5,000 acres of agricultural land, develo... Read More

85% of state's flood victims in 7 dists

Jalandhar, Sept. 7 -- Punjab is grappling with its most devastating floods in nearly four decades, as all 23 districts of the state have been declared disaster-hit. However, seven districts - Gurdaspu... Read More

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