PATHANKOT, Aug. 25 -- Due to heavy rainfall in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh since Saturday night, the situation in villages situated along the Indo-Pak border in Pathankot district has become critical. The increased flow of water in the Ujh river, Ravi river, and other drainage canals has badly affected the crops of farmers.

A breach has emerged in the Jalalia embankment, due to which many villages in the Bamial area were impacted. On the Dinanagar-Bamial road (via Kohliyan), heavy rainfall had caused severe damage, and around 30 to 40 feet of the road near Jalalia drain was washed away, completely halting traffic.

To take stock of the situation and take measures accordingly, cabinet minister Lal Chand Kataruchak visited the aff...