The Bhakra dam on the Sutlej river and the Pong dam on the Beas river — both in Himachal Pradesh — are brimming after heavy rain in their respective catchment areas.<\/p>\n
Several people in low-lying regions and villages on the banks of the rivers in Punjab were evacuated to safety even as district administrations appealed to people in the flood-hit areas to move to safer locations.<\/p>\n
Against Wednesday\u2019s figure of 45, flood waters on Thursday entered 114 villages in Punjab. Officials fear the worst may come in a day as heavy rain is expected in Himachal Pradesh. Another worry was that the VIP visits are hampering rescue operations, say officials.<\/p>\n
The water level in the Beas and the Sutlej rivers rose following the release of water from the dams’ reservoirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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