Kapurthala, Aug. 22 -- The flooding in the mand (low-lying) area in Sultanpur Lodhi has revived grim memories of 2019 and 2023 for the villagers, when the swollen Beas caused similar devastation, submerging farmland and destroying standing crops. This marks the third flood in seven years.

Nearly 4,500 acres of agricultural land in the worst-affected 14 villages of Sultanpur Lodhi, including Sangra, Mand Mubarakpur, Muhammadabad, Baupur Kadim, Baupur Jadid, Rampur Gura, Mand Bandu Jadid, Bhaini Karim Baksh, and Bhaini Bahadur, have been submerged under water for the past two weeks.

Paddy fields have remained submerged under 5-6 feet of water for the past 10 days.

With roads also submerged in water, people are relying on boats to ferry e...