AMRITSAR, Sept. 8 -- The flood situation in the Majha regions is gradually easing following improved weather in the state and the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Water levels are receding across most affected areas, offering relief to residents and farmers.

At Harike-Pattan, the confluence of the Ravi and Satluj rivers, inflow upstream of the Harike headworks dropped to 2.77 lakh cusecs on Sunday, while 2.6 lakh cusecs were discharged downstream. A day earlier, the inflow and discharge stood at 2.85 lakh and 2.68 lakh cusecs, respectively. Officials said this decline has reduced the risk of flooding in villages along the Satluj in the Hathar area, although crops in the region have already suffered significant damag...