Rain pain: In Tarn Taran, storm water drains give way

Gurbaxpuri

Tarn Taran, September 10

Heavy rain in Tarn Taran district on Friday disrupted the normal life and caused damage to early growing varieties of paddy. As power supply was suspended early in the morning, residents faced difficulty in sourcing potable water.

More than 70 per cent of the town, including Adda Bazaar, Chauki Bohri, Tehsil Bazaar, Noordi Adda and slums in Muradpur were in knee-deep water. The storm water drains choked as they were not desilted.

The camp office of MLA Dr Dharambeer Agnihotri and the road passing nearby remained waterlogged the entire day.

Chief Agriculture Officer Kuljit Singh Saini said 89 mm rainfall was recorded in Tarn Taran subdivision, 10 mm in Khadoor Sahib and 90 mm in Patti subdivision.

The CAO said early growing paddy varieties— PR-1509, PR-126 — were badly damaged today.

Former municipal councillor Dr Sukhdev Singh Lauhuka said most of the shopkeepers could not open their shops till 12 noon due to stagnant water in the town.