Rains Keep Coming to Lash Punjab and Haryana; Patiala Seeks Army Assistance

On Monday, regions of Punjab and Haryana were drenched by rain for the third straight day, and officials sprung into action to help those in need in the worst-affected areas.

The meteorological agency reports that it has been raining since the morning in various areas of Punjab and Haryana.

According to officials, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called an emergency meeting of senior officials from various departments, including Home, Disaster Management, and Urban Local Bodies, in light of the current situation brought on by the nonstop rain. Khattar also cancelled all of his previously scheduled events for the day.

They said that Khattar would have a video conference meeting with the deputy commissioners later in the day.

Schools in certain impacted districts of Punjab and Haryana have already been ordered closed by the authorities.

The Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in Rajpura town spilled due to a rupture, prompting the Patiala district government to request Army help as severe rains tore through other areas of Punjab.

In certain other areas of Punjab, the Army has been placed on notice, according to authorities.

They said that when water reached a private hospital in Rajpura, the patients were moved to two other facilities.

Distributaries and smaller canals have breaches in various areas of Punjab.

Many locations in Punjab and portions of Haryana experienced flooding, which caused agricultural damage.

Land parcels close to the Sutlej and Ghaggar Rivers were submerged. Water poured into homes in certain areas of Punjab, and some residents had to be relocated to safer areas.

On crucial road segments in the two states, the heavy monsoon rain continued to cause traffic jams, according to the authorities.

Gaurav Yadav, the director general of police (DGP) for Punjab, has previously said that considerable preparations had been taken to handle any form of emergency resulting from anticipated floods.

In addition, a number of teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been sent to the flood-affected areas of Mohali, Rupnagar, and Fatehgarh Sahib.

In parts of Punjab and Haryana’s worst-affected areas, including Rupnagar, Mohali, Patiala, Ambala, and Panchkula, schools have also been ordered to be closed on Monday.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Sunday issued a directive to all cabinet ministers, MLAs, and bureaucrats to be vigilant and assist those in need as the state experienced a flood-like scenario as a result of nonstop rain in numerous areas of the state.

In order to assist the populace during times of emergency, flood control rooms have been built up in each of Punjab’s districts. In order to better serve the public, helpline numbers have been made public and staff members have been hired who will work 24 hours a day in these control rooms.

People in low-lying districts close to the Yamuna River have been warned to avoid the riverside because of the steady rise in water levels caused by the heavy rains at the Hathini Kund Barrage, according to the authorities.

2.79 lakh cusecs of water were released from the barrage on Monday at 8 a.m., according to them.

According to the authorities, Siswan Nadi broke through at Rupnagar, Punjab, close to Kamalpur.

Chandigarh, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, and Kurukshetra were among the Haryana locations hit by rain, while Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Rupnagar, and Patiala were among the Punjab locations.

Two of the floodgates were opened on Sunday, according to the authorities, because of the persistent rain in the Sukhna Lake’s catchment regions.