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We are living through catastrophic times that will bring even mighty mountains to their knees
Rivers that water Punjab were already flowing at capacity due to heavy rain in upstream states, when a record August monsoon made them flood simultaneously. What fuelled the deluge?
Heavy rains over the last two weeks of August in Punjab, combined with torrential downpours in upstream Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh that swelled the rivers, triggered the state’s worst floods since 1988
Missed flood forecasts, miscalculation of flows and the resultant delayed operation of dams exacerbated the disaster in Punjab
Curbing reckless and illegal planning, better agricultural strategies
key to save Punjab from floods
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