Overview

• Chandigarh opened two Sukhna Lake floodgates early Friday at 3:30 am and 4:00 am after the reservoir crossed the 1,163 ft danger mark, releasing water into the Ghaggar via the Sukhna Choe.
• Mohali issued a flood warning when Ghaggar discharge topped 70,000 cusecs at 8 am, alerting nine Dera Bassi villages and advising residents to avoid riverbanks, move livestock to higher ground, and keep essentials ready.
• By Friday afternoon, flows dropped to roughly 35,000 cusecs and the two morning-opened gates were closed, with officials maintaining patrols at sensitive stretches such as Baltana, Bhankharpur, and Mubarikpur.
• Localized disruptions hit the tricity, including severe waterlogging in Mohali neighborhoods, temporary causeway closures and traffic diversions, flooding at Baltana and Dhakoli police posts where two constables suffered electric shocks, and the closure of 17 schools in parts of Panchkula.
• The administration closed the last-opened floodgate about 17 hours after its late-Friday operation as levels fell to 1,162.30 ft, while CCTV monitoring, field inspections, and inter-district coordination continued and officials noted no major damage.