Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Congress MP Manish Tewari has written to UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria urging immediate relief and long-term measures to address the flooding of Patiala Ki Rao, which recently caused widespread damage in Dadumajra and Dhanas villages.

Tewari, who revisited both villages on September 6, said that agricultural land in Dadumajra had been devastated by silt and polluted water.

The MP has demanded a girdawari (assessment of crop losses) so that affected farmers could be adequately compensated.

Calling for a permanent solution, the MP stressed the need for proper drainage of Patiala Ki Rao from Nayagaon up to the Dadumajra bridge and beyond. He suggested desilting, removal of weeds and debris, strengthening emb...