6000 sandbags used to protect berm from direct hit of river water
Mammoth operation launched to protect berm from scouring at village Gatta Badshah in Ferozepur
Ferozepur, September 2, 2019: Drainage department with the help of villagers launched a mammoth operation to protect a Berm from scouring at village Gatta Badshah on the banks of River Satluj. The operation was started just after receiving the information of erosion at the Berm due to direct hit of the river water in this area. Deputy Commissioner Chander Gaind said that More than 6000 sandbags have been utilized to protect the Berm and operation with 1000 labourers are still going on as it will take another day to complete the work at this point.
Divulging more, Gaind said that information was received from the villagers that the course of river Satluj was directly hitting around 400 feet wide Berm at this point causing scouring of soil, which could have subsequently affected the fields. The officials of the drainage department were engaged in the task to protect the further depletion of Berm and a mammoth exercise was launched.
The laying of sandbags along with the bottom of the Berm was started and still going on until we are satisfied that the Berm is safe now, said Gaind, adding he said that the workforce of around 500 people including volunteers from village is working round the clock on the task and this point will be protected from scouring by Tuesday morning.
Reiterating the commitment to provide fulsome support from district administration to combat floods, Gaind said that the administration will leave no stone unturned to protect vulnerable points by keeping 24x7 tab and initiating round the clock strengthening work as it was done at village Tendiwala, where a ring Berm was constructed overnight.
The deputy commissioner said that the entire machinery of district administration especially of drainage and irrigation department has camped on the location for last two days under the leadership of MLA Zira Kulbir Singh Zira, adding that he said that the minute to minute monitoring is being made over the progress and there is no danger to Bundh at this place.