Overview

• Two of three Sukhna floodgates were opened at 3:30 am and 4:00 am after the lake exceeded the 1,163‑ft danger level.
• Ghaggar discharge topped 70,000 cusecs in the morning, prompting a flood warning for nine villages including Tiwana, Mubarikpur and Bakarpur.
• As levels fell, one gate was closed at 11:30 am and the second at 1:30 pm, with flows reported near 35,000 cusecs by afternoon.
• The tricity reported severe waterlogging, temporary causeway closures and traffic diversions, and two Dhakoli policemen were treated after electric shocks.
• Embankments reinforced near Tiwana held during the peak, with officials monitoring vulnerable stretches and sharing verified helplines for residents.