Two killed, several rescued in Ropar by NDRF, Army called in
Two killed, several rescued in Ropar by NDRF, Army called in
Ropar: A resident of nearby Khad Bathlor village has been buried alive when a hillock in the backyard of his house caved in. Another body was found in a khud near Bhanuha village after the incessant rain lashed the region today. Several others were rescued using boats by the district administration and the National Disaster Response Force.
According to sources in the Headquarters, Western Command, the state government had sought the Army’s assistant to deal with breaches in these two places.
Satwinder Singh (43) of Khad Bathlor was sitting in the backyard of his house with his wife and son when the hillock caved in. Satwinder was buried alive while his wife and son managed to escape.
Hundreds of villages along with Ropar, Anandpur Sahib, Morinda and Chamkaur Sahib were inundated as the tributaries of the Sutlej, including the Swan, the Sarsa, the Siswan and the Budhki, were flowing in spate while 1.80 lakh cusecs of water was recorded in the river at Ropar headworks.
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