Mohali, Sept. 6 -- Continuous heavy rainfall in the hilly areas has caused the water level of the Ghaggar river to rise sharply, damaging the left embankment near Bhankarpur village in Mohali . The water resources-cum-mining and geology department has launched repair work on a war footing to contain the situation.

Executive engineer Khushwinder Singh said that on September 1, the water discharge in the river was around 50,000 cusecs, which nearly doubled to 1,00,000 cusecs by September 3 due to incessant rain. The surge led to erosion at RD 10180M on the left embankment, damaging the stone pitching and stretching nearly 400 feet in length.

He informed that strengthening and repair work is being carried out with the active cooperation of...