Army personnel evacuate locals from a flooded area after the overflow of Badi Nadi river following heavy monsoon rains at Gopal Colony in Patiala. Pics/PTI
As torrential rains battered several parts of Punjab, Army assistance was sought by the Patiala district administration after water overflowed from the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in Rajpura town following a breach
In some places in Punjab, there were breaches in distributaries and minor canals. Fields were reportedly inundated at many places in Punjab and parts of Haryana causing crop damage
Tracts of land near Sutlej and Ghaggar river were inundated. At some places in Punjab, water gushed into houses and at a few places, people were evacuated to safer places
The heavy monsoon downpour continued to lead to traffic snarls on key road stretches in the two states, the officials said
In the wake of a flood-like situation due to incessant rains in several parts of the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Sunday directed all the cabinet ministers, MLAs and officials to stay alert and reach out to people in need
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