Nawanshahr, Sept. 10 -- A 100-feet-wide breach was reported in the dhussi bundh (embankment) of the Sutlej River near Burj Tehal Das village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) district on Tuesday morning. The breach, attributed to heavy sand erosion, did not cause any immediate damage to agricultural land, officials said.

Thanks to the low water level in the Sutlej - currently flowing at 41,147 cusecs - and the elevated topography of the surrounding fields, water flow was contained and did not spread to nearby farmland, they said.

Villagers had been monitoring and reinforcing the bundh for the past 20 days, using sandbags and crates. Despite their efforts, erosion intensified, leading to the breach.

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