Jalandhar, Sept. 3 -- In what can be a double blow for the Doaba region, the swollen Sutlej is now threatening to flood more areas, even as the Beas continues to wreak havoc in Kapurthala's Sultanpur Lodhi. On Tuesday, the Jalandhar district administration has alerted the people residing on the banks of the Sutlej in Phillaur, Lohian, and Shahkot areas to move to safer places. "The Sutlej is carrying 1.64 lakh cusecs of water at 7pm. So far, all the embankments are safe, and no breach has been reported. However, the people residing in the vicinity in the low-lying areas have been asked to shift to safer places or to government relief centres," said Jalandhar DC Himanshu Aggarwal. The water in the Sutlej increased following the release of 1.14 lakh cusec water from the Ropar headworks into the river on Monday evening. The water increased to 79,200 cusecs at 1am to 1.64 lakh cusecs at 7pm and was touching the railway line bridge in Gidderpindi village, one of the key vulnerable points. "We have been closely monitoring discharge of water from Ropar headworks and other inflows of water from seasonal rivulets and drains," Aggarwal added. DC Aggarwal said the Chitti Bein, which carried the rainwater from the Kandi area and Jalandhar city, is overflowing at multiple places. "We have deployed a team of NDRF in the affected areas. Eight workers, who were stranded in a factory at Lohara village were brought back safely," he said. SBS Nagar DC Ankurjeet Singh said "The Dhussi bundh (river embankment) at Bela Tajowal and Dhaingarpur in Balachaur was damaged and have been repaired."...