Amritsar, Sept. 3 -- Amid the havoc of heavy rains, continuous release of water from Bhakra Dam has further swollen the Sutlej and Beas, pushing the inflow at Harike Headworks, located at the confluence of the two rivers, past the 3 lakh cusecs mark on Tuesday.

On Monday, a total of 1.14 lakh cusecs of water was released from Bhakra Dam. By Tuesday evening, as the discharge moved down the Sutlej via Ropar Headworks, the inflow at Harike touched 3,01,221 cusecs at 4 pm, of which 2,84,350 cusecs was released downstream. Despite the discharge, by 10 pm, the inflow rose further to 3.18 lakh cusecs.

This comes under High Flood (HF) status, said officials, triggering further panic among villages located downstream in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and...