Punjab Flood Alert: Rain on the mountains, havoc in the plains! Flood warning continues in Gurdaspur and Taran Taran

Punjab flood alert: The effect of continuous torrential rains in the hilly areas is now visible in the plains of Punjab. The water level of two major rivers, Ravi and Beas, the state, has crossed the danger mark, causing a serious threat to floods in many districts. Given the seriousness of the situation, the administration Gurdaspur and Taran Taran districts In Flood Warning (Flood Warning) Has been released and people living in low -lying areas have been asked to go to safe places.

Due to the rise of rivers and release of water from Ranjit Sagar Dam, dozens of villages on the banks of these two districts are facing a crisis of ‘water holiday’. The administration has started preparing for relief and rescue operations on the ‘war footing’ and NDRF teams have also been kept on alert.

Why the situation worsens? (Ravi and Beas on boom)

There are mainly two major reasons behind this flood situation:

1. Heavy rain in the mountains: The Catchment Areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir has been receiving heavy rains for the last several days. All the water of this rain is flowing in the rivers Ravi and Beas, which increased their water level dangerously.
2. Water released from Ranjit Sagar Dam: The water level of Ranjit Sagar Dam (also known as Thein Dam) on the Ravi river has also reached its highest level. In view of the security of the dam, the administration is forced to open its gates, due to which a large amount of water is being released. This water has posed a threat of floods in the low -lying areas of the river.

What are the current situation in Gurdaspur and Taran Taran?

Both these districts are directly located on the banks of the Ravi and Beas rivers, due to which the most impact is being seen here.

• Gurdaspur (Gurdaspur): Gurdaspur district administration is on high alert as the Ravi river is flowing close to the danger mark here. Many villages located on the banks of the river, especially Dera Baba Nanak and residents of other border areas were asked to be vigilant and ready for any emergency. The administration has set up control rooms to deal with the flood situation and is constantly monitoring the water level.
• Tarn Taran: Here the Rudra form of Beas river is being seen. The threat of water entering the villages on the banks of the river. The district administration started the process of evacuating these villages and appealed to the people to move to safe and high places with immediate effect. Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have also been deployed for rescue and relief operations.

Preparation of administration and appeal to people

The local administration of the Punjab government and both the districts fully prompts to handle the situation.

• Control room installed: 24×7 working flood control rooms have been set up in both the districts, from where the situation is being monitored.
• On ndrf/sdrf alert: Teams of the National and State Disaster Response Force (NDRF/SDRF) are placed on standby, so that they can be sent immediately in any emergency.
• Appeal to people: The administration appealed to the residents of the river banks not to panic, but take full precautions. They were asked to go to safe places, save their cattle and ignore any kind of rumor.

Meteorological Department Warning

The Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the hilly areas in the coming 24 to 48 hours, which means the water level of ہے کہ rivers may increase further. This is a serious situation and the next few days are going to be very important for these districts of Punjab.