Breach in Bist Doab Canal distributary

Jalandhar, September 22

A breach in the Jalandhar distributary of Bist Doab Canal was reported near Bhagat Singh Colony last night, when residents alerted the councillor after coming across water flowing out of it. Councillor Vicky Kalia said he monitored the situation and called irrigation officials to fix the breach.

Until 3 am, councillors, residents along with irrigation officials plugged the breach with sandbags. Amit Sabharwal, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Irrigation, said a team was already patrolling in the area when it got the information about the breach.

“After covering the breach, we restored the sand that was lost. The situation was controlled on time otherwise it would have created problem,” he said. “Streets of Balaknath extension locality were submerged and the breach was approximately 20 ft,” he said. — TNS