The Indian Meteorological Department reports that the monsoon is causing chaos in several areas of the nation and is highly active nationwide.
Many people have also reportedly died as a result of landslides, floods, and rain. According to the data, August has been the wettest month in Delhi during the last 15 years.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the monsoon is quite active throughout the country and is wreaking havoc in a number of regions. According to IMD, August is the wettest month since 2010.
Floods in Punjab are making the situation worse all the time
The situation in Punjab’s flood-affected areas is becoming worse. The retreat ceremony at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur on Friday has been momentarily halted due to severe waterlogging that has reached seven feet. The increasing water forced the closure of the only bridge, which is just 1.5 feet above the earth and links 14 villages in Fazilka that are vulnerable to flooding.
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Floodwater began to arrive at Ajnala
The situation in Amritsar’s Ajnala town, which has been encircled for the last four days, is also becoming worse all the time; floodwaters have begun to approach Ajnala.
The scenario is similar in the districts of Kapurthala and Tarn Taran. However, residents in the districts of Gurdaspur and Pathankot have had some respite as a result of the Ravi River’s declining water level. Here, the water level has started to progressively decline. But there are still people stuck.
The use of 20 BSF helicopters to provide humanitarian assistance
On the other hand, rescue and relief operations usually include soldiers from the Army, BSF, NDRF, and SDRF. Additionally, twenty Army helicopters take part in rescue and relief efforts. We successfully rescued 7,200 people on Friday.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the authorities to speed the relief and rescue operations in the regions impacted by the floods. Even on Friday, however, it was impossible to keep the automobiles moving from the Chakki River in Pathankot. This led to the closure of the Pathankot-Jalandhar National Highway for the sixth day.
Ministers’ Remarks Spark Controversy
The conversation between two ministers while evaluating the floods became problematic.
The Punjab administration has sent its ministers to flood-affected areas. There was a stir when two ministers casually brought up the Sweden and Goa visits while touring the flood-affected provinces. Water Resources Minister Barinder Goyal, PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO, and Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar recently took a motorboat tour of the flood-affected Harike port.
As Minister ETO said in the motorboat, “I had a tour in Sweden when I visited.” I really enjoyed myself. The vacation included a variety of lodging options and pleasant places. “Such cruises are also provided in Goa,” Goyal said.
Floods Wreak Havoc Again
Minister Bhullar remained silent during this conversation. He shared the video of the encounter between the two ministers on his Facebook page. After that, it went viral. After sharing the video on his “X” account, Congress lawmaker Pratap Singh Bajwa blasted both ministers.
Tangri causes floods in Ambala and demolishes the Yamunanagar Som River embankment.
Both the Tangri River in Ambala, Haryana, as well as the Som River in Yamunanagar have flooded. Chaos resulted from Ambala‘s three torrential downpours.
SDRF Leads Massive Rescue
SDRF teams rescued more than 100 families and children from their homes and placed them in safe havens. Schools around the Tangri River were also closed. The state government minister, Anil Vij, conducted an assessment of the Tangri River and the communities along its banks.
Four deaths in Rajasthan were among the 130 bodies recovered from the sea in a single month.
Rajasthan Floods Claim Lives
Four people died Friday in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan. A family in Chittorgarh lost five individuals due to the Ruparel River of Bagu. Three of them were spared. A woman and her child are what they are searching for. A man and a woman drowned in a pond near Udaipurwati, Jhunjhunu, and died.
More than 856 people had their lives saved by SDRF teams. According to the Rajasthani administration, 130 bodies were pulled from the river during a month of heavy rains. SDRF teams removed these bodies. SDRF workers rescued more than 856 lives in many areas.