Ludhiana, August 19, 2019: A breach in the bandh in Bholewal village has caused inundation in five villages each in Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have reached the spot and are rescuing people trapped in their houses. Standing crops in thousands of acres have been destroyed.
DC Ludhiana and Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu are at the spot and overseeing rescue work.