Flood situation turns grim in Ramdass; more villages flooded

The flood situation in Ramdass belt on the Amritsar and Gurdaspur border has turned grim.

Since the breach in the earthen embankments due to heavy release of water in the Ravi river, more villages had been flooded.

The water has reached in the villages near Ajnala town while many villages in the Fatehgarh Churian are also inundated in flood waters.

The peculiar situation that the administration has been facing that the residents in many villages are not leaving their houses. Apart from administration various NGO, religious organisations, farmer organisations are provided the relief material to those stranded in their houses.

Meanwhile, rescue operations were on in Ramdass area. Administration has been on their toes.

Jasbir Singh of Hardorawal village located in Fatehgarh Churian where the flood water reached yesterday said that the situation has turned dangerous.

Kot Maulvi village resident said that the entire village has been submerged in water and around 500 residents were stranded there. He said the village was ravaged because of Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak railway line which is higher from the ground.