Kapurthala, Aug. 24 -- The water flow in the Beas reached a season-high of 1.3 lakh cusecs on Saturday, causing a rise in water levels in low-lying areas of Sultanpur Lodhi's Mand region in Kapurthala district. The increase in flow came after the water that had been trapped upstream started receding and flowing downstream, contributing to the surge in water levels.

This surge followed a previous high of 1.27 lakh cusecs, recorded earlier in the season. Executive engineer of the drainage department Sartaj Singh Randhawa said the flow would gradually decrease in the coming days, bringing relief to the affected residents. He added that the controlled release of water from Pong Dam had also been reduced from 65,000 cusecs to 45,000 cusecs, a...