According to the water supply department, they submitted a report to the district administration that a total of 173 pipelines which include the sewer pipelines and water supply lines were damaged.
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.