Patiala/Sangrur, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rains in catchment areas and the release of water from Sukhna Lake see the seasonal river rise by 3 ft

Following continuous rainfall in the catchment areas and the opening of Sukhna Lake floodgates, the Ghaggar swelled and inundated fields in the villages of Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks of Patiala district. Sangrur, downstream of the river, has also been put on flood alert.

With more rain in the catchment areas, the river is very likely to swell, officials said. Since Monday morning, the water level in the Ghaggar in Patiala has risen by 4 feet, and currently, it is flowing 13 feet, just 3ft below the danger mark.

The Ghaggar is largely fed by rain in the hills and breaks banks every monsoon, wreaking ha...