Punjab-Haryana HC delays PIL on Floods, Says priority is ground relief work

September 5, 2025

Chandigarh, Sep 5: The Punjab-Haryana High Court refused to hear the PIL on floods in Punjab immediately. The court said that at present, the officials are busy handling the ground situation, so they cannot be forced to file an affidavit. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said that right now the priority is to handle the situation, the legal process will be completed later.

While the flood situation in the state still remains serious, relief and rescue operations have intensified. The work of filling the Dhussi dam broken by the Ravi river in Ramdas, Amritsar, is going on, while the water level has started decreasing at many places from Pathankot to Tarn Taran.

The dam of Sutlej river near Sasrali village of Ludhiana district has become very weak. There is pressure of strong flow on the dam, due to which there is a threat of flood in 14 villages. The administration has issued an alert and appealed to the people to go to safe places. On the other hand, the water of Sutlej has reached the dam in Machhiwara area also.

The water level of Bhakra Dam is now just one foot below the danger mark. Due to the continuous increase in the inflow of water, all the four flood gates have been opened by 10-10 feet. Its effect can be seen up to Rupnagar, Ludhiana and Harike Headwork.

The cabinet meeting of the Punjab government will be held today at the CM residence. Important decisions can be taken in the meeting to help the flood affected people. At the same time, NDRF teams have been deployed in Patiala in view of the water level of the Ghaggar river. The administration has appealed to the citizens not to pay attention to rumors and trust only official information.