Floodwaters enter Sirhind; red alert in Fatehgarh Sahib

Tribune News Service

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 18

The district administration today issued a red alert as the low-lying areas of Sirhind town and more than 48 villages were submerged this morning due to the overflowing Sirhind choe.

The floodwaters entered the low-lying areas in and around the district administrative complex housing the offices of the Deputy Commissioner and police chief.

The panchayats in villages warned the residents to be cautious and urged the people living at low-lying areas to move to safer places. Residents in Sirhind fear that the situation could become worse as the water level in the Sirhind choe continues to be on the rise.

Several offices and clubs operating in the buildings along the choe have been closed. A portion of the boundary wall of the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College collapsed after flood waters entered the college premises.

Sanitation workers of Sirhind Municipal Council could be seen removing weeds from the Sirhind choe.

Water also entered the office of local MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra. The district Sainik Welfare Board office in front of the Civil Hospital and several hutments of migrant workers were flooded.