FEROZEPUR: Sutlej River is reported to be in spate and has already inundated Kamre village on Ferozepur-Mallainwale Makhu road and is threatening many other villages in this district.
The Army has taken over rescue operations and is helping in migration of people from the affected area.
The report said water was seeping into a number of villages situated on the banks of the river in this district. The situation its becoming serious in a few villages and a large number of farmers accompanied by their cattle are migrating to safer places.
Standing paddy, corm and vegetable crops have been damaged extensively, , The report said officials of the Canal Department and Army jawans were working round the clock to pull up sand bags and wood logs to strengthen the “bundh.”
However there was no danger to Ferozepur city yet, the report clarified.
KAPURTHALA: Four breaches in the dhussi bundhs have been plugged with the help of Army and unemployed youths of Guru Nanak Nagar Vocational Center and residents of the flood affected villages of Sultanpur Lodhi and Dhilwar areas.
The Deputy Commissioner, Gian Singh Sandhu, said a three feet-long breach in Dhussi bundh was strengthened. He said that the plugging operation of breach was still going on.
Sandhu said that paddy crops own over an area of 57,000 acres in 120 villages in Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi teasels were damaged due to floods in the rivers. He claimed that the flood water in Beas river was flowing below the danger level.
The district administration has demanded Rs 30 lakh for relief purposes whereas the district has received Rs 10 lakh which are being distributed among flood-affected persons, Sandhu said, AMRITSAR: K.B.S .Sidhu, Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar, recently undertook a tour of flood-affected villages of Mahdipur and Mianwali in Patti sub-division of this district | where a 60-feet breach has been found in an abandoned Defence bundh, right on the Indo-Pak border due to back flow of water from Kasur Nala, at a distributory of Sutlej river.
Accompanied by Brig B.K. Aggarwal, commandant of the 48th infantry brigade, and other officials of the Revenue and Drainage Departments besides Gurchet Singh Bhullar, MLA, the Deputy Commissioner inspected the spot and ordered special Gurdawara of the affected villages.
Sidhu informed that about 700 acres of cultivated land been affected but no loss of life or animals has been reported so far. He said measures have been launched on a war-looting to plug the breach. Though the Amy was present to meet any eventuality, but the situation does not require any Army aid. He said that some damage to border fencing had also come into light which would be got repaired expeditiously through CPWD. He also assured that relief for damaged crops would be given,
He further said that Verowal bundh near river Beas falling in Tam Taran sub-division had been saved due to the alertness and active cooperation of the residents in collaboration with Revenue and Drainage Departments.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 18, 1992
