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8 washed away in Himachal flash flood
Paonta Sahib, July 7 The incident happened in the Haripur Khol panchayat, which borders Haryana. While a massive search operation was on to trace the missing, a body has been recovered 35-km downstream at at Bambroti which falls in Haryana. The victim has been identified as Husan Singh (19). Two marriage parties in four vehicles were trying to cross a khud in Haripur Khol village after taking a detour from the main road. The marriage parties wanted to reach a nearby village early so they took a shorter route through the khud. As the area had been witnessing heavy rains since last night, a sudden gush of water from the upper region swept away the vehicles. SP Sirmaur, Rameshwar Thakur said the occupants of a Tata Sumo, which was leading the party, were washed away in no time. "The chances of their survival were very dim," said the police. However, a 12-year-old girl, Manisha, managed to cling on to a tree and saved herself. At least 50 persons, who were in three vehicles, which were following the Tata Sumo, also managed to save themselves by jumping out in time. Both the grooms, Sanjeev and Satpal, were safe. A team of 50-60 policemen from across the district was rushed to the spot to assist in the rescue operations. While a Tata Sumo (HP-12A-1913) was still untraceable, three other vehicles were found stuck in a heavy slush nearly 400 metres downstream. DC Sirmaur Padam Singh Chauhan also rushed to the spot to oversee rescue operations. The Haryana Police has been alerted about the incident. Several parts of Himachal, including Shimla and Manali, are experiencing intermittent heavy rains since last evening, triggering landslides in remote areas. The water level in almost all the rivers and their tributaries was rising.
Rains push up water level in Bhakra, Pong Chandigarh, July 7 The dismally low level of water in dams was a cause of worry for all concerned. The region was lashed by widespread rain today morning. The water level in the Bhakra Dam, which feeds various canal systems in the region, rose to 1542.35 feet this afternoon. It was 1534.85 feet on July 1. In fact, water level at Bhakra has done up by three feet during the past three days. The outflow of water from the dam was 29,240 cusecs and the inflow 37,460 cusecs. In the Pong Dam, which feeds Harike lake near Ferozepur, the water level has started showing improvement. It was recorded 1291.06 feet today, whereas on July 3 it was 1289.85 feet. In fact, the level of the water at the Pong Dam was going down since July 2. Arrival of monsoon has brought joy to all, especially the farmers who were facing hardships owing to drought-like situation for the past two weeks. People got relief from repeated power cuts. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has reduced the power cuts in the wake of the rains, sources said. Because of the rainfall in catchment areas, farmers are geared up for paddy transplantation. Almost all parts of this region got moderate to heavy rain. Chandigarh recorded the maximum rainfall of 119 mm during the past 24 hours. Ambala got 64.2 mm, Ludhiana 51 mm, Patiala 18 mm and Narwana 36 mm. Reports of good rainfall have come from various parts of Himachal Pradesh. “We are now almost certain to cover 27.80 lakh hectares, which was our target for paddy transplantation in Punjab”, said Director of Agriculture, Mangal Singh Sandhu.
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