Overview

• Beas flows were reported between 1.33 and 1.37 lakh cusecs on Sunday, with the river breaching the danger level and prompting high alert in low-lying Mand areas.
• Erosion was identified at six sites near Sultanpur Lodhi, with local teams reinforcing bunds as leaders warned a breach could wipe out 35,000–40,000 acres of paddy.
• The Bhakra Beas Management Board said 65,499 cusecs were released from Pong, while a senior Drainage Department officer cited discharges exceeding 70,000 cusecs.
• Punjab’s administration deployed SDRF teams, ordered a special girdawari to assess losses, and moved fodder, feed and water tankers to affected villages.
• SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal toured flood-hit areas, urged a central financial package, sought interim payouts of Rs 1 lakh per acre for kinnow and Rs 40,000 for paddy, and announced diesel and pipes to help drain fields.