Overview

• Authorities report the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi in spate after heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, compounded by releases from the Pong and Bhakra dams.
• Hoshiarpur ordered all schools closed on August 26–27, while Pathankot, Jalandhar and Kapurthala declared a holiday for educational institutions on August 26.
• Fazilka shut schools in 20 Sutlej‑side villages from August 26–28 and directed Thikri Pehra community guarding in affected areas.
• Flooding has inundated low‑lying villages in the Tanda region and sent Beas waters into fields near Motla, Haler Janardhan, Sanial, Kolian and Mehtabpur in Hoshiarpur’s Mukerian subdivision.
• Border‑area villages in Pathankot were affected as levels rose in the Ujh and Ravi, the state began a special girdawari loss assessment, and a cabinet minister pledged compensation, with more rain forecast.