Ferozepur, Sept. 2 -- Fresh release of water from the Harike headworks left five more villages inundated in Ferozepur district on Monday. With this, 112 villages have been submerged in the district, affecting around 30,000 lives, deputy commissioner Deepshikha Sharma said.

By Monday afternoon, 2,66,026 cusecs of water had been released from Harike headworks, inundating low-lying areas of Ferozepur, while another 2,65,897 cusecs discharged from Hussainiwala headworks worsened the situation in Fazilka and even spilled into Pakistan. Over 24 villages in Fazilka remained inundated.

Authorities warned that the Bhakra dam is barely six feet below its danger mark of 1,680 feet, while the Pong dam has already touched its warning level of 1,390 ...