Sukhna Lake floodgates opened, villages downstream affected

As the two floodgates of the rain-fed Sukhna Lake were opened here on Sunday for this first time this monsoon season
Sukhna Lake floodgates opened, villages downstream affected

CHANDIGARH: As the two floodgates of the rain-fed Sukhna Lake were opened here on Sunday for this first time this monsoon season, several low-lying villages downstream were inundated. Officials told IANS that two of the three floodgates of the lake were opened after the water level rose alarmingly owing to overnight downpour in the catchment area. The water level reached close to the danger mark of 1,163 feet. A police post at Baltana town in Punjab, some 10 km from here, was inundated. Several villages like Kishangarh and slums located along the Patiala Ki Rao choe, where the outflow of the lake was released, were affected. (IANS)

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