Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- The water level at Bhakra Dam rose by nearly three feet within 24 hours, prompting authorities to issue alerts in downstream districts along the Sutlej river, including Ropar, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar.

Presently, all three rivers - Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi- are in spate, along with other seasonal rivulets, and have flooded large parts of Punjab following heavy rain in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

The level in the Bhakra Dam's reservoir, Gobind Sagar Lake, on Tuesday was recorded at 1676.72 feet, a rise of 2.71 feet in the past 24 hours. The level is just 3.28 feet short of the danger mark of 1680 feet. The water level at Bhakra had touched 1,674 feet on Monday, just six...