Punjab Rains: Kartarpur Corridor Inundated, Floodwaters Enter Gurudwara Sri Darbar Sahib As Ravi River Overflows Along Pakistan Border; Video

Gurdaspur: Heavy rains have lashed Punjab for the past few days, causing a flood-like situation in several parts of the state. The revered Kartarpur Corridor has also reportedly been flooded amid heavy downpour in the region. For the unversed, the corridor connects Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India.

Floodwaters entered the Sri Darbar Sahib Gurudwara. The visuals of flooding inside the holy shrine also surfaced online. After incessant rainfall, a large amount of water was reportedly released into the Ravi River across the border, leading to flooding in the corridor. The inundated corridor and surrounding areas increased the risk of damage to the heritage sites nearby.

Visuals On Submerged Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara:

Sri Darbar Sahib Gurudwara was built on the resting place of the first guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. The corridor was opened on November 25, 2018.

The water of the Ravi River entered villages in Dera Baba Nanak as the bund of the water body reportedly collapsed. Apart from Ravi, other rivers flowing in the state, including Sutlej and Beas, are flowing close to the danger mark.

Rescue operations have been launched by the administration to evacuate people living in the affected areas to safer locations.  The National Disaster response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Army are also helping the local authorities in the rescue operations.

The release of surplus water from the Pong, Bhakra and Ranjit Sagar dams added to the woes of villages in several districts of Punjab, reported PTI. The worst-affected districts of the state are - Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Hoshiarpur.

The Ravi, Ujh, and Jalalian rivers were swollen after the release of water from the Ranjit Sagar dam in the wake of continuous rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, officials said, as quoted by the news agency.

Agricultural fields have been inundated as there are breaches in many embankments in affected areas following  he heavy flow of water in the rivers and rivulets.

A central flood control room has been established at the Circuit House in Jalandhar. On Wednesday, Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Maninder Singh said boats have been deployed to rescue people stuck in flooded areas of the Ajnala area.