Rain floods Abohar village

Abohar, August 3

Incessant rain hit Ruherianwali village of Balluana segment near the Abohar-Fazilka highway last night. It has created a flood-like situation in the village, which has been battling waterlogging caused by the alleged faulty canal designing for the past decade.

The police were called in today to prevent clashes over attempts to divert water by some villagers to neighbouring fields and a colony. Residents said cracks had developed in some of the houses in Mahindra Colony, which is under 2-ft water. The government school located in the village remained shut.

Sarpanch Varinder Kumar said a submersible pump was installed in the afternoon and the panchayat had requested the administration to make arrangements to drain out water. Cotton growers in Abohar sub-division are worried over the incessant rain. — OC