GURDASPUR: The effect of the reduced water discharge from the Pong Dam are becoming evident in the villages of Gurdaspur district, particularly in tho.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directed his ministers to visit flood-hit areas and also issued directions to depute teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said official sources.
In Punjab, where 31.60 lakh hectares have already been dedicated to water-intensive paddy cultivation, and with ongoing sowing activities, the period from August 1 to 11 brought only 27.1. mm of rain, well below the normal requirement of 63 mm, resulting in a rain deficit of 57%.