Punjab's flood scenario gets worse after Bhakra and Pong dams release a lot of water.

Due to heavy water being released from the Bhakra Dam after heavy rain in the Sutlej River's catchment area in Himachal Pradesh, the district administration of Rupnagar, Punjab, warned residents to stay vigilant on Wednesday.The Bhakra dam's water level was 1,677.84 feet at 6 am, below its 1,680-foot maximum capacity. 86,822 cusecs of water entered the dam, and 65,042 cusecs of water exited. According to officials, the dam's water discharge has been boosted from 65,000 cusecs to 75,000 cusecs due to the excessive rainfall in Himachal, which may have an effect on the communities in the Nangal area.Following intense rain in the water body's catchment areas, the Patiala district administration has also issued an advisory for the people living in the villages close to the Ghaggar River in the Rajpura subdivision. Residents living along the banks of the Ghaggar River were advised to exercise caution by the SAS Nagar district government.The overflowing Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers, as well as seasonal rivulets that form after heavy rain in their catchment areas in Himachal and Jammu & Kashmir, are causing severe floods in Punjab.

The flood situation in Punjab has gotten worse due to rain. Over 3.5 lakh people have been affected by the downpour, which has killed 30 people and affected the whole Punjab.The India Meteorological Department issued three-hour red alert warnings for a number of districts in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, northern Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northwest and eastern Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha due to the continuous heavy rains in multiple states. Poonch, Mirpur, Rajouri, Reasi, Jammu, Ramban, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Doda, and Kishtwar were among the districts in Jammu and Kashmir that were placed on red alert, according to the IMD. Red alerts have been issued for Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Barnala, and Sangrur in Punjab, and for Mandi, Una, Bilaspur, Sirmaur, and Solan in Himachal Pradesh. The similar warning is in effect for Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kurukshetra, and Panchkula in Haryana.