Amritsar, Sept. 20 -- A breach in the Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) near Chatiwind on Tarn Taran Road flooded nearby residential areas in Amritsar on Saturday, prompting the administration to launch emergency measures. The waterlogging triggered panic among residents. Officials said the breach occurred during subterranean pipe-boring work beneath the canal as part of a project to supply canal water for domestic use. Soil displacement during construction, coupled with uncapped legacy pipelines near Kot Mitt Singh and Sultanwind, allowed the escaping water to flow through old passages directly into populated neighbourhoods. The local administration lowered the canal's water level to halt further outflow while emergency repair work began. The situation was brought largely under control by the time of filing this report. Along with local residents, civil defence teams worked to prevent more water from entering the residential area. Sandbags and other material were placed to plug the breach and contain the flow. Amritsar South AAP MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar and Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla inspected the site....