Mohali, July 16 -- The Punjab water resources minister Barindar Kumar Goyal on Tuesday detailed the state government's ongoing efforts to mitigate flood risks and reinforce the embankment of the Ghaggar river near Tiwana village in Dera Bassi.

The motion was earlier raised by Dera Bassi MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa on Monday, seeking updates on river widening and embankment work following last year's devastating floods.

While addressing a call attention motion in the Vidhan Sabha, minister Goyal stated that in 2023, unusually heavy rainfall had led to a significant rise in the Ghaggar's water levels, causing severe damage to cultivable land along the river's left bank. The ground level in some areas had subsided by 8 to 10 feet.

"In respo...