Narendra Sharma, Ambalajust moments ago
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Flood water has started receding in Ambala after 15 days, but the devastation caused by water coming from Ghaggar, Markanda, Narwana branch, Tangri river and Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal is now visible all around. Machinery worth crores in shops got damaged due to flood water. Luxury vehicles worth lakhs were also destroyed in the garage-showroom. The furniture of someone’s house was washed away and the animals of someone.
Somewhere the supply of electricity and water has come to a standstill, and somewhere people are living in relief camps by locking their houses due to fear of floods. Children’s education stopped. The parents sent the children to relatives’ homes. Those who had no other shelter are taking shelter under the shed of the shop. A chest full of wedding cash-jewellery was swept away from a house.
The situation is that many houses are still waterlogged. People who are unable to earn food are forced to spend the night on the road.
See in pictures the scene of devastation caused by floods in Ambala…
Several feet of water also entered the motor garage near the Tangri river. The flood water has not receded yet. Many vehicles are still standing in the water.
The mechanic of the motor garage told that the lines of the vehicles damaged in the flood are on, but he himself has suffered a loss of several lakhs of rupees. It is still taking time for people’s vehicles to be fixed. Waiting is going on for one month.
Water from the Tangri river again entered the River Side DAV School on Saturday. The school had to be closed due to several feet of water standing here. The work of extracting water was going on on Monday as well. In such a situation, the school is on holiday.
The laborers have come to draw out the water of DAV school.
Tangri river water also entered the godown of Sham brand located on Ambala-Jagadhri road, which had to be removed on Monday. Thousands of cottonseed bags worth lakhs of rupees got spoiled here.
Several feet of water is filled in a warehouse built in the street adjacent to the Sham brand warehouse, which is being removed with the help of a pump.
A man lifting mud from outside his house near the Tangri river.
In Lakshmipura Nagar near Tangri Dam, water entered Vijay Kumar’s shop up to 6 feet earlier. On Saturday again 3-3 feet of water entered. The machine kept in the shop and other items including 8 motors got damaged. It will cost around Rs 3 lakh to repair these motors. According to Vijay, there is neither electricity nor water supply here. If water is also supplied, they can clean the mud from their shops.
Lal Chand also has a furniture shop in Lakshmipura Nagar. There is also a showroom along with it. His showroom is full of water since July 11. The more he is taking out, the more he is filling again.
Lal Chand said that furniture worth more than Rs 20 lakh kept in the godown has been damaged. Not only this, the machines kept in the shop also got damaged.
In the water of Tangri, people’s bed-sofa has reached from one street to another by being swept away in the flood water.
Due to the floods, the furniture kept in people’s homes has been damaged, which people have thrown out.
People who were living on rent in Laxmipura Nagar adjacent to Tangri Dam. Most of them have migrated from here. Locks are hanging on their houses.
Mohan Singh’s plastic modeling work is near Tangri Dam. Machines worth crores of rupees have been installed. Due to filling of 6-6 feet of water in the factory, 4 motors of 6 machines got damaged. According to Mohan Singh, repairing a motor would cost Rs 5 lakh. In such a situation, he suffered a loss of about 1 crore rupees.
Due to lack of smooth power supply, people have to resort to generators.
Damaged car due to drowning in flood.
The Tangri river wreaked havoc in Vishmakarma Nagar as well. Sethi Sonkar told that there is neither water supply nor electricity here since 15 days. His house is full of water since July 10. Not out yet.
According to Sethi Sonkar, all the goods kept in the house have been hit by the flood. Not even clothes left to wear. Everything including bed, inverter battery, water motor, fridge has been damaged.
Vishwakarma Nagar resident Vishal told that he got married two years back. All the furniture found in the marriage has been destroyed in the flood water. Gas cylinder, 2 chests and other goods have been washed away in the flood. The chest also contained some cash and jewellery.
Flood water is still standing in Babli’s house in Vishwakarma Nagar. All other essential items including wardrobe, bed, fridge have been damaged. Babli told that her 4 children have come under the grip of diarrhoea, who have been sent to their relative’s house in Kalka for treatment. Children are being treated by being admitted to the hospital there.
Flood water enters Babli’s house.
Animals washed away in the flood…. Nisha Tangri, a resident of Preet Nagar, is sitting on the side of the road with her animals after the flood in the area. Nisha told that one of her cows got washed away in the river. While Meenu, who was sitting with him, told that her 4 animals including 2 cows got washed away in the flood. Now there is a problem of fodder for the animals. Even the children were not getting ration to eat. The landlord is asking for 2-2 months rent.
These children have been sitting under the shed of the shop built on Tangri Dam since Saturday. This is where he has made his home. However, apart from these, many families are living on the roadside.
Children sitting on the roadside at Tangri Dam near Lord Parshuram Temple.
The water has receded in the areas around the Tangri dam, but the mud has increased the difficulties of the people.
There is still a shortage of electricity and water in the flood affected areas. In such a situation, people are completing their water supply with the help of water tanks. Even children were seen lifting buckets of water.
Institutions are distributing food by anchoring in the flood-affected areas.