Patiala DC reviews strengthening of river embankments

Deputy Commissioner Dr Preeti Yadav today reviewed the work for strengthening of embankments at Pachisdara in Surhon village near Rajpura and later inspected Badi Nadi at Sanauri Adda and Daulatpur.

She said district administration teams, under the supervision of ADCs Amrinder Singh Tiwana and Navreet Kaur Sekhon along with SDMs Avikesh Gupta, Kirpalveer Singh, Harjot Kaur Mavi, Richa Goyal and Ashok Kumar, conducted a full-day recce of Badi Nadi, Ghaggar, Pachisdara, Tangri, Markanda and other rivers. Wherever weaknesses were noticed, embankments were immediately strengthened as a precautionary measure.

Dr Yadav clarified that the overall situation was under control in the district. She said water had entered fields in some villages and it was now receding. She appealed to residents not to go near water channels and immediately share any information regarding water rise, breaches or emergency situations at the district administration helpline numbers 0175-2350550 and 0175-2358550.

The Deputy Commissioner said although heavy rains in the catchment areas raised the water level of rivers, the administration had made all arrangements to deal with any emergency.