The districts Ropar, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Ludhiana and Nawanshahr received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. In the past 24 hours, the Ropar district received an unprecedented 380 mm of rain, which submerged the paddy crop.
Authorities are on alert in the wake of the flood-like situation in the districts of Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Ropar and Mohali, which share their boundary with Himachal Pradesh owing to the catchment areas of the Bhakra Dam reservoir Sutlej and several khuds (rivulets) flowing from Himachal into Punjab receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall
The intermittent rainfall during the past one week in Punjab has become a cause of boon for the paddy crop as it helps in lesser requirement of water for irrigation and supports saplings and seeds take roots easily
Punjab s power distribution utility has failed to control transmission and distribution losses despite large capital investment, according to an annual report by the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission. The report states that the number of feeders with heavy losses has increased, with 406 non-rural feeders recording more than 50% losses. The commission had asked the utility to curtail losses to 11% in 2021-22, but engineers said losses were brought down to over 12%. The report also highlighted that PSPCL was yet to implement the Electricity Act-2003 for 100% metered electricity supply to all consumers.
The Sikh Gurdwara Amendment Bill aimed to make broadcast and telecast of gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) free for all; the rights up until this point lay with the PTC channel