Ferozepur, Aug. 23 -- The increase in discharge of water from Harike Headworks on Friday further deepened the flood misery of villagers in Ferozepur and Fazilka. By Friday evening, 1.29 lakh cusecs of water had been released from Harike Headworks, marking a rise of nearly 30,000 cusecs within 24 hours. Another 1.22 lakh cusecs of water was discharged downstream, including to Pakistan, from Hussainiwala Headworks, further compounding villagers' worries. The surge has left 32 villages in Ferozepur and another 20 in Fazilka district inundated, worsening conditions in areas already grappling with flooding earlier this week. Heavy rains and recent cloudburst incidents in the hills have pushed rivers and rivulets into spate, severely impacting water levels at Harike and Hussainiwala. In border village Gatti Rajoke, farmland was submerged after water overflowed from a Pakistani bundh near BSF's Satpalke post. Standing crops of paddy, taro (arbi), lotus stem and carrots have been damaged. Villagers said water in their fields rose from one foot on Thursday to nearly three feet by Friday, leaving little hope of salvaging the harvest. In Kalu Wala, a border village, water from Sutlej river and adjoining fields entered homes, forcing residents to move belongings to rooftops. BSF motor boats were pressed in to evacuate women and children from three families. Some stored possessions in the primary school building on higher ground, but many villagers refused to leave, citing fear for their livestock. DC Deepshikha Sharma said monitoring teams had been deployed across all affected areas. She assured that embankments were safe and the situation was "under control."...