Punjab flood alert: Bhakra Dam gates opened amid rising water levels after heavy rain

August 25, 2025

Chandigarh, August 25: A yellow alert has been issued for rain in Punjab today (Monday). Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar adjoining Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive more than normal rainfall and this weather may continue for the next 24 hours.

After the rain in Himachal Pradesh, the gates of Bhakra Dam have been opened 2-2 feet. In fact, the water level of Bhakra Dam was recorded at 1668.57 feet, which is approximately 11 feet below the danger mark of 1680 feet. However, the situation in Sutlej is still normal. After the rain in Jammu and Kashmir, the water level in Ranjit Sagar Dam has reached the danger mark of 527 meters. Due to which additional water has been released, which has increased the risk of flood in the Majha region of Punjab.

At the same time, the water level of the Ravi river is continuously rising, due to which the Pathankot-Jammu highway is already closed and a high alert has been issued from Pathankot to Amritsar. Schools and colleges in Pathankot have been kept closed. At the same time, the old Chakki Bridge connecting Pathankot to Himachal also collapsed.

Along with this, the bridge built on Sahar Khad on the Jammu-Pathankot road has also collapsed. In Ajnala, people have been prohibited from going near the river. In Gurdaspur, due to the rise in water in the Ravi, Ujj and Chakki rivers, flood-like situation has arisen in many areas.

In Dinanagar, Makoda Patan, the confluence of the Ravi and Ujj rivers, has been flooded and seven villages on the Pakistan border, namely Toor, Chebe, Mammi Chakk Ranga, Bhariyal, Lasian, Jhumbar and Kajla, have lost contact with the rest of the area.