Paddy sown over 12,500 hectares in Doaba’s Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts have been damaged due to floods that wreaked havoc post July 10, according to agriculture department officials
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Kulwinder recalls the first devastating flood he faced in 1988 when around 7 lakh cusecs of water rushed into the Sutlej River due to heavy inflow in the Bhakra Nangal dam. The waters submerged their homes for several days, forcing the entire family to swim to safety.
Tarsem Peter, president of Pendu Mazdoor Union Punjab, said that they will raise the matter with the government, which has allocated a substantial amount for relief work, to provide travel expenses for the underprivileged.