Flood like situation in border villages of Ferozepur under control, Admn-Army-Police monitoring situation 24×7

Flood like situation in border villages of Ferozepur under control, Admn-Army-Police monitoring situation 24×7

Ferozepur, July 10, 2023:  Due to heavy rains in the upper hills, the water level in Sutlej river has increased and it is flood like situation in border villages Kaluwala, Tendiwala and Nihala Kilcha in  Ferozepur and even the barbed wire at the international border has also sunk into the ground resulting in entering of water in about 100 acres of standing crop fields on Indian and Pakistan side.

With the dismantling of a temporary bridge by the Army between Nihala Kilcha village and Kaluwala, from which even the vehicles could be passed,  the villagers are facing a lot of inconvenience.  Village Kaluwala which is already covered from three sides by Sutlej River is cut off from the rest of the world. In view of this alarming situation, the people have been asked to shift to safer places but they are still sticking there.

Added here, a similar situation had arisen during 2019 when around 50 villages were affected. As per another information, since 1988, 125 villages have been affected 7 times due to floods apart from other villages like Nihala Lavera, Dhira Ghara, Talli Glam, Badala, Mishnewala Basti, Kale Ke Hittar, rukne Wala and Baggu Wali Dhani which have been affected number of times. In the years 1991, 1995, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2019, these villages have faced flood like situation.

On last Sunday, 26,195 cusec water was released at Hussainiwala headworks and with the release of water from Hari Ke, 29 gates were opened towards Pakistan and rest of the gates upto 2-3 feet, to control the situation on Indian side.  With the regular flow of water from the hills, the water level is again likely to increase at Hari Ke which too will have to be released towards Hussainiwala.  While Hussainiwala has 4.50 lac cusec capacity and with flow of 2 lac cusec water, it is medium flood like situation and with 3 lac cusec water level, high flood like situation could be witnessed.

Meanwhile, Rajesh Dhiman, Deputy Commissioner, Feroepur after visiting  the flood affected villages along the Sutlej River near Hussainiwala International Border along with the SSP Bhupinder Singh and Army officers said, we are awre of the situation and  so far under control and monitoring the situation 24×7 hours.  We have plugged the breach point and a detailed plan has also been sent to the Central government.  The revenue officials have been deputed in all these areas, to help the villagers in shifting the people, animals etc to safer places.

The district administration is making all out efforts to control the situation and set up control rooms at the sub-division level for getting any latest information and help as well, added DC.