Following rain in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the water level in the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar rose from 87,177 cusecs at 8 am to 2,51,987 cusecs at 2 pm, said officials. It, however, dropped to 1,85,738 cusecs at 6 pm, they said.
Seeking relaxation of norms, the government has stated that it is felt that the rates notified under SDRF guidelines are grossly inadequate to compensate the damage caused by natural disaster of such magnitude.
While farmers from Haryana are travelling all the way to the flood-affected areas of Punjab to distribute relief materials, the farmers of the non-affected areas of Punjab are preparing paddy nurseries for their affected brethren