In Pathankot, four flood gates of Madhopur main works were broken, 65 staff members stranded in water; Trying to save from helicopter - Four gates from Madhopur Headworks have washed away one employee 65 workers trapped in water

There was chaos due to the sudden release of water from the Ranjit Sagar -Dam to the Ravi River in Madhopur. 65 Employees and officers who were controlling the water were trapped because four gates were swept away and one employee went missing. Rescue work was done by helicopter, but also damaged the bridges and the railway that disrupted traffic and water, many houses entered. Dialogues Associate, Madhopur. More than two Lakh Cuseecs water was released from the Ranjit Sagar -Dam in the direction of Madhopur on Wednesday morning. Attempts were made to control the water by noon, so that the gates built to stop the water at Madhopur main works could be opened. In this work, 65 employees and officials from the department met with external teams. Remove the ad, just read the news, but suddenly four gates are washed away from the 54 gates installed to stop the water, causing an employee to sway. An officer tried to save the flowing employee, but he also got into trouble. About 65 employees and officials held on due to the incident due to water in the Kashmir channel. After this, the work to remove employees and officers by starting the helicopter by contacting the district collector. Everyone was safely evacuated using two helicopters, but unfortunately an employee was washed away in the water, who has not yet been detected. Traffic on both bridges on the UBDC channel is noteworthy that four to five feet of water due to heavy water in the UBDC channel on Tuesday night over the two bridges on the UBDC channel in Madhopur. It caused great damage to the bridges and the back of the rails along the bridges and a hotel built on the banks of the canal also flowed into the flow of water. As a result of this situation, traffic was closed on the bridges of Tuesday night itself. Similarly, the interested police block at Madhopur was also removed from there for fear of water, but it was reinstated on Wednesday morning. Part of the railway slipped, the movement of trains closed, according to sources, part of the railway above the Ravi Dariya slipped. The flow of water is so fast that the pillar is estimated from under which the movement of trains has stopped. The movement on Ravi’s bridge coming from Kathua to Pathankot is completely closed. DC Pathankot Aditya Uppal and SP Daljinder Singh, who visited Madhopur Headworks, tackled the situation. On this occasion, DC said that helpline numbers were issued on their behalf. If anyone has any problems, he can contact these numbers and the government will provide all possible help. The channels that also entered the flurry, water into the homes Madhopur UVDC channel, due to the water coming into the UVDC channel, the irrigation department installed 54 gates to stop the water of Ravi Dariya. But when the water came from the Ranjit Sagar -Dam, only 19 gates opened from them, causing Ravi’s water floating and went to the AMB link and hatch via the channel. As a result, the channels were also in wave, which caused water to enter the houses of many towns in the area and cause damage.