Overview

• The district administration declared a one-day holiday on August 25 for all government and private schools, colleges and other institutions.
• Deputy Commissioner Aditya Uppal issued the order citing continuous rain across the district.
• Water levels in the Ujh and Ravi rivers and in seasonal rivulets have risen after heavy rain in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh since Saturday night.
• Several villages near the India–Pakistan border have been affected, with the situation described by local reports as critical.
• Punjab cabinet minister Lal Chand Kataruchak visited the area on Sunday and assured compensation for any losses.