50 villages flooded in Jalandhar, Sultanpur
50 villages flooded in Jalandhar, Sultanpur
Jalandhar: At least 50 villages, 36 villages in Jalandhar and 14 in Sultanpur Lodhi, have been flooded after the breach in the Sutlej. A 100 feet breach in Phillaur on Monday night and two more breaches at Mandala Channa and Gatta Mundi Kasu villages inundated vast areas of Gidderpindi, Shahkot and Lohian in Jalandhar.
A toppled sand-laden tipper in the Lohian area in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh According to MP Balbir Singh Seechewal, the intensity of water flow is much more than 2019 and Giddepindi is the lowest point where water is accumulating but not moving further because of silt deposited under the girders of the bridge — which was also an issue in 2019.
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