Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Aam Aadmi Party's Ajnala MLA and former minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday met Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and submitted a memorandum seeking a permanent solution to the problem of severe floods that occur during the monsoon in Punjab's border districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Amritsar, particularly in the Ajnala sub-division.

During the meeting, Dhaliwal demanded the construction of a dam on the Ujh River, which would help regulate the flow of the river and save Punjab from the devastation caused by recurring floods. "Due to Ajnala and surrounding areas being situated downstream of the Ujh River, the region faces severe devastation during the monsoon due to sudden rises in water ...