450 villages located on floodplains in Gurdaspur

Entire villages have come on the Beas and Ravi floodplains in the Gurdaspur district over the years. According to an estimate, nearly 450 villages are located on the floodplains in the district.

These villages have come up in Dera Baba Nanak, Kalanaur, Dinanagar, Dhariwal, Fatehgarh Churian, Sri-Hargobindpur. The areas had seen massive flooding in 1988 and 1993 too. Officials said the work of the Drainage Department had not been up to the mark. Recently, in Dinanagar , the department had demolished several houses that had been built on the riverbed.

The main factors contributing to flooding in Gurdaspur are the river systems. Gurdaspur is bordered by the Ravi and Beas. The district also has numerous seasonal rivulets.

The other factor is the Bet area, the land falling between the Ravi and Beas. This is a flood-prone zone.