AMRITSAR, Sept. 4 -- The flood situation in the Majha region, including Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Tarn Taran districts, worsened, with incessant rainfall and the release of water from Pong Dam and Ranjit Sagar Dam.

The water level in already submerged villages in Ajnala and Ramdas areas rose further, ending any hope of immediate relief to the residents. The water level in this area had receded during the last couple of days.

In Gurdaspur too, a fresh alert was issued to the villages falling in the catchment area of the Ravi river. Here too, the water had started receding, but fresh rain in the catchment area of Jammu and Kashmir saw an increase in the inflows into the Ranjit Sagar Dam.

The administration has asked the residents of villa...