After the situation went out of control in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Fazilka, Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi, and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, the effect of floods is also being seen in Patiala. Recently, water released from Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh reached the villages on the Punjab-Haryana border. Due to the overflow of the Ghaggar River, the fields of some villages of Patiala have been flooded.
Its water has entered Khajur Mandi village, Tiwana, Sadhanpur, Sarsini and the surrounding agricultural lands. From Khajur Mandi, this water flows towards the Tangri river of Haryana. The people of the village are scared of the scene in 2023. However, by the evening of the previous day, the water had also subsided.
At the same time, a cleaning campaign has been started in Gurudwara Shri Kartarpur Sahib located in flood-hit Narowal in Pakistan. Sri Kartarpur Sahib, which was hit by floods a few days ago and water level there rose up to 10 feet. But yesterday, local CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif ordered to start cleaning work in Sri Kartarpur Sahib. By evening, water was removed from the entire Sri Kartarpur Sahib complex.
Orange alert in Punjab today
An orange alert has been issued today regarding rain in Punjab. This alert is issued in Pathankot, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar of Punjab and a warning of heavy rain has been issued. At the same time, a yellow alert is issued in Gurdaspur, Nawanshahr, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Patiala.
At the same time, rain was seen in some districts of Punjab yesterday, while many districts also remained cloudy. Due to which the temperature dropped by 2.1 degrees. After which the temperature of the state remains 2.2 degrees below normal.
Chances of rain in Punjab till September 1
This yellow alert has been issued by the Meteorological Center till September 1 in Punjab, which is facing the brunt of floods. A yellow alert has been issued for rain in the districts adjoining Himachal Pradesh for two days. A yellow alert has been issued for rain in Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Mohali on Sunday. On Monday, there is a yellow alert for rain in Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, and Nawanshahr.