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Posted: Sep 24 2018 (18:30)
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Sep 24 2018 (18:30) North India rains LIVE UPDATES: Villages near Sutlej river on alert, evacuation underway
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Heavy rains continued to pound Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the third consecutive day, with the MeT department issuing a red alert across Punjab on Monday....
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Five members of a family were killed after a landslide hit their dhok (temporary shelter at higher reaches) in Jammu and Kashmir's hilly Doda district on Sunday night.
Charing a meeting to access the current situation as a result of the heavy rains in H.P and water being released from dams. Preparing a contingency plan for the same. Will ensure safety of Punjabis. Have also ordered a Special Girdawari to assess crop damage, if any. pic.twitter.com/tI47UbLJep
The water flow at Sutlej Pull border between Khanna and Nawanshahr is going strong, with the Bhakra-Beas...
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Charing a meeting to access the current situation as a result of the heavy rains in H.P and water being released from dams. Preparing a contingency plan for the same. Will ensure safety of Punjabis. Have also ordered a Special Girdawari to assess crop damage, if any. pic.twitter.com/tI47UbLJep
The water flow at Sutlej Pull border between Khanna and Nawanshahr is going strong, with the Bhakra-Beas...
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However, authorities said that water level at the Bhakra and Pong Dam was below the danger mark. While water level in Bhakra dam was at 1,655 metres as against a capacity of 1,680 metres, in Pong it was at 1,384 metres. The maximum capacity at Pong dam is 1,390 metres. Water has, however, been released from Punjab's Ranjit Sagar Dam. Water has also been let out from Sukhna lake and the road towards Kishangarh has been closed.Water has been released from Sukhna Lake. (Express photo by Sahil Walia)
A man was feared dead after he was swept away in the swelling Nahad Khad (rivulet) in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. According to the district administration, Tilak Raj, a resident of Luskwara village in...
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A man was feared dead after he was swept away in the swelling Nahad Khad (rivulet) in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. According to the district administration, Tilak Raj, a resident of Luskwara village in...
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Meanwhile, water level at Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake has reached maximum capacity, a first in decades. The administration has decided to discharge the water into two nullahs. On the other hand, officials managing two major Punjab dams — Bhakra Dam over Sutlej river and Pong Dam over river Beas — said as the water levels were way below their maximum reservoir capacity there would be no water release even if it rained heavily in the catchment area of these dams in Himachal Pradesh.
Water level at Sukhna Lake has reached maximum capacity. (Express photO)
Water level at Sukhna Lake has reached maximum capacity. (Express photO)
On Sunday, as many as 19 people stranded at Dobi in Kullu district after flash floods and heavy rains were rescued by deploying an Indian Air Force chopper. Schools in most districts were closed on Monday as a precautionary measure. People residing in low-lying areas, especially in Kangra, Chamba and Mandi districts, are being evacuated, PTI quoted officials as saying. In Chamba, the Ravi river is still flowing at a dangerous level.
About 19 people stranded at Dobi in Kullu district were rescued by an IAF chopper on Sunday. (Express photo)
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About 19 people stranded at Dobi in Kullu district were rescued by an IAF chopper on Sunday. (Express photo)
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Vehicles negotiate a waterlogged road during heavy rains in Chandigarh. (Express Photo)
With just one day of rain, Punjab has made up for the monsoon shortfall, but at the wrong time for farmers preparing for the harvest at month end. Punjab’s normal rainfall is 490 mm for the period from June to September end. Till September 22, Punjab had received only 391 mm rain but with Saturday’s rain, it has now gone up to 442 mm.
Meanwhile, in J&K's Kathua district rescue and police teams have been deployed at various areas following flash...
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With just one day of rain, Punjab has made up for the monsoon shortfall, but at the wrong time for farmers preparing for the harvest at month end. Punjab’s normal rainfall is 490 mm for the period from June to September end. Till September 22, Punjab had received only 391 mm rain but with Saturday’s rain, it has now gone up to 442 mm.
Meanwhile, in J&K's Kathua district rescue and police teams have been deployed at various areas following flash...
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