The BSF Water Wing is guarding the unfenced international border along Jammu's swollen rivers, which flow towards Pakistan, amid rising water levels due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding in Punjab's rivers has submerged homes and crops in hundreds of villages, forcing evacuations and displacing many residents. Authorities have issued alerts and are monitoring the situation as water levels rise due to monsoon rains and glacial melt, Dawn reported.
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday appraised the parliament that the cabinet meeting had made the decision provided the situation in Southern plains.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), a total of 344 roads remain blocked, 169 power distribution transformers (DTRs) are disrupted, and 230 water supply schemes have been hit due to heavy rains.
Amid continuous rainfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have issued a public advisory urging residents to stay away from water bodies as river levels continue to rise. SDRF teams remain deployed to monitor the situation and prevent casualties.
The incident occurred following heavy rainfall in the region, which led to the sudden rise in water levels of the Rajouri River. Eyewitnesses reported the boy had become stranded on a rock in the middle of the surging waters, with no escape route as the current intensified.
According to the IMD report, Sikkim has received 561.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 to July 23, which is 29 per cent below the normal average of 793.1 mm for the same period. This deficit is reflected across all districts of the state, raising alarm among farmers and water resource managers.
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Heavy rainfall in Kalakote division of Rajouri district for three consecutive days has triggered landslides, damaging houses and leading to road blockades.
Cyberabad Police on Tuesday on social media platform X stated, "Alert has been issued for heavy rains in the Cyberabad area, considering the safety, productivity, traffic congestion and to ensure uninterrupted emergency services. Companies may consider following Work from Home (WFH) mode on