Kapurthala, Aug. 18 -- The low-lying areas situated in the Mand area of Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur districts remained submerged in water due to swollen Beas on the sixth consecutive day, triggering fear of crop damage.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) continued controlled release of water into the Beas from Pong Dam Reservoir, with 59,000 cusecs of water discharged from the reservoir through spillway gates and the dam's powerhouse turbines on Sunday.

The water level in Pong Dam stands at 1,379 feet, against the capacity of 1,390 feet.

Sultanpur Lodhi's sub-divisional officer (drainage), Khushwinder Singh, said the Beas was carrying 1.13 lakh cusecs of water on Sunday against 1.11 cusecs recorded on Saturday.

"We are on high aler...