Overview

• Harike Headworks released about 1.7 lakh cusecs on Monday after heavy hill rain, sending a fresh rise down the Sutlej Creek.
• Authorities expect the flow to reach Fazilka by Tuesday midnight or Wednesday morning, increasing risk for low‑lying villages already dealing with high water.
• Fazilka has opened relief camps, deployed evacuation boats, and activated the District Flood Control Room at 01638-262153.
• District officials count nearly 10,700 residents, including 45 pregnant women, and about 6,700 livestock in vulnerable settlements, with many residents reluctant to evacuate.
• Medical and animal‑care teams are on alert with ASHA workers stationed in high‑risk areas, NDRF on standby, and ration kits and cattle feed being distributed as the IMD forecasts more rain.