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August 19, 2023 7:12 PM

Punjab: Flood situation continues to be grim, several more villages in TaranTaran & Ferozpur districts marooned in flood water today

In Punjab, the flood situation continues to be grim as several more villages in TaranTaran and Ferozpur districts have marooned in flood water today. Authorities with the help of Army, NDRF and other agencies are trying to help marooned people. Several trains have been cancelled due to the ongoing flood situation. As per reports more than twenty thousand peoples of nearly one hundred villages have been affected in the current flood furry. Several villages marooned in flood water after breac...

July 12, 2023 7:35 PM

Punjab: Flood situation in some districts is still grim as hundreds of villages marooned under floodwater

In Punjab, the weather normally remained clear throughout the day in most parts with bright sunshine today. It helped different agencies engage in rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected areas of the State. However, the flood situation in some districts is still grim as hundreds of villages are marooned under flood water. In Sangrur district, hundreds of villages were marooned due to a breach in the Ghaggar River at three places in Makur Sahib, Fullar, and Mandvi areas of Moonak. &nb...

July 10, 2023 7:04 PM

Punjab: Flood situation continues to be grim after fresh rain in several districts

In Punjab, the flood situation continues to be grim after fresh rain in several districts today. About 15 teams of NDRF, 02 teams of SDRF and hundreds of Punjab Police officials besides 12 columns of army are also actively helping district administrations round the clock in the worst affected areas of Mohali, Ropar, Fatehgarah Sahib, Jalandhar, and Patiala districts. Chief Secretary Anurag Verma chaired a high-level meeting with the administrative secretaries of the concerned departments and ...