The Kapurthala district administration on Sunday issued an alert, appealing to people in the Sultanpur Lodhi area to move to safer places in view of the further increase in water level in the Beas river following incessant rains, officials said.
DC Tomar informed that the river’s water level was 10,000 cusecs, which was likely to come down further as rainfall stopped in the hilly areas and the water level from Barwala was also about 3,000 cusecs ... Rainfall AmbalaWaterLevel.
Chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday directed officials to ensure the safety of people living near rivers and streams and to continuously monitor water levels, especially in rivers that have already crossed the danger mark.
Two of the three Sukhna floodgates were opened on Friday morning, one at 3.30am and the second at 4am, as the water level breached the danger mark of 1,163 feet ... By afternoon, the water levels receded to around 35,000 cusecs.
Built over the Beas, the current water level in Pong was 1391.28 feet on Friday after the reservoir recorded the highest level of 1393.61 feet on Wednesday ... Kapurthala Pong Dam FloodsWaterLevel.
With the Ghaggar river’s water level recorded at 744.3 feet—four feet below the danger mark of 748 feet—Punjab finance minister Harpal SinghCheema on Wednesday assured that the situation remains under control.
Democratic Representative Susie Lee of Nevada wants to avoid government intervention on new operating rules for the two largest reservoirs in the U.S ....