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Panchkula: ₹20-cr Ghaggar bridge work begins, to ease traffic woes

Contractor given two years to complete the project (HT File)

Published 7 days ago

Panchkula: Three years on, C&D waste continues to choke banks of Ghaggar River

Garbage thrown on bank of Ghaggar River in Panchkula. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 15 days ago

Mohali: Two Manimajra youths found dead in Ghaggar after 40-hour search

Police said divers initially declined to enter the river due to the strong current, forcing search teams to scan the riverbanks and downstream stretches. (HT File)

Published 21 days ago

Ghaggar nears danger mark in Patiala, villagers on the edge

Paddy fields flooded by an overflowing Ghaggar in Patiala district’s Ghanaur’s block. (HT)

Published 23 days ago

Four held for attacking Panchkula police team during an Illegal mining operation

A case has been registered at Chandimandir police station under Sections 109, 121, 132 , 221, 324 (4) related to attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt, assault, mischief of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Mining Act. (HT File)

Updated 31 days ago

Sangrur: Sukhbir vows to tame Ghaggar to curb floods

Sukhbir alleged that to give financial aid to women, the AAP government has taken a loan of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>52,000 crore. (HT Photo)

Published 131 days ago

Chandigarh: Sukhna floodgate opened for 11th time this season

The city recorded 21.1 mm rain on Thursday, with 5.8 mm logged till 8:30 am. MeT officials said there are chances of light rain on Friday too though it will stop from Saturday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 318 days ago

Will facilitate Punjab, Hry CMs’ meet over Ghaggar dispute: Guv

Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, during his visit to several areas of Sangrur and Patiala districts, on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Published 323 days ago

Officials blame Haryana’s Hansi–Butana canal for flooding in Patiala villages

Patiala SDM Harjot Kaur along with other officials inspecting the situation at Hansi-Butana canal. (HT)

Published 328 days ago

Panchkula: 14-year-old killed in Ghaggar riverbank collapse

The incident occurred despite a formal prohibition order released by DCP Srishti Gupta in August under Section 163 of BNSS. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 328 days ago

Repair work of Ghaggar embankment near Bhankharpur underway

Executive engineer Khushwinder Singh said that on September 1, the water discharge in the river was around 50,000 cusecs, which nearly doubled to 1,00,000 cusecs by September 3 due to incessant rain. (HT File Photo)

Published 331 days ago

Ghaggar breaches Bhakra main canal, floods villages in Patiala district

The flood situation in Ghanaur and Rajpura blocks of Patiala turned grim on Thursday after the Ghaggar river breached the embankment of the Bhakra Main Canal (Narwana branch) near Sarala village on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published 332 days ago

Army, NDRF deployed as Ghaggar breaches danger mark

Security personnel make safety arrangements for people amid rising water level of the Ghaggar river, in Patiala, Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Published 333 days ago

Punjab: Ghaggar swells, inundates fields in Patiala

Ghaggar in spate in Sangrur after heavy rains on Monday. (HT Photo)

Published 335 days ago

Patiala too hit as Ghaggar overflows

The worst-affected villages are Untsar, Kami Khurd, Lachru Kalan, Chamaru, Jhand Mangoli and Sarala Khurd. (HT)

Published 337 days ago

Chandigarh: High alert as Ghaggar, Sukhna water levels up

The road connecting Alipur industrial area to Khatauli village in Panchkula. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 338 days ago

Chandigarh tricity on high alert as Ghaggar, Sukhna water levels rise

Traffic on Bapu Dham bridge in Sector 26, Chandigarh, after a heavy spell of rain on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 339 days ago

Ghaggar water-level below danger mark, Punjab finance minister assures relief measures

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema during a meeting in Sangrur on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Published 339 days ago

Chandigarh: Sukhna’s floodgate opened for 4th time

The floodgate was opened for the fourth time this rainy season, releasing the excess water of the lake into Ghaggar river through the Sukhna Choe.

Updated 350 days ago

Ghaggar river water level on rise in Punjab’s Sangrur

The water level in the Ghaggar river in Punjab’s Sangrur district has risen to 742.9 feet, which is just six feet below the danger mark.

Published 359 days ago

Ghaggar in spate, Patiala on high alert

Patiala remains on high alert after the water level in the Ghaggar river rose sharply on Thursday morning, inching closer to the danger mark. (HT File)

Published 360 days ago

Punjab: Water level in Ghaggar reaches danger level, Patiala on alert

Due to heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, the Ghaggar river is in spate in Panchkula on Wednesday afternoon. The river flows through Mohali and Patiala districts, where the authorities are on alert after the water level touched the danger mark. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 362 days ago

Flood fear in Punjab, Haryana as Ghaggar rises after rain upstream in Himachal

Rain has hit Patiala and other regions over the past few days.

Updated 362 days ago

Mohali: Govt to strengthen Ghaggar bank near Tiwana village, says Goyal

Reassuring the Vidhan Sabha, Goyal emphasised the government’s continued commitment to safeguarding agricultural land and vulnerable communities from recurring flood threats in the Ghaggar basin. (HT File)

Published 383 days ago

Panchkula: Teenagers out for a dip in Ghaggar drown

The grieving kin of the two teenagers in Panchkula on Tuesday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 432 days ago

Chandigarh: NGT panel finds Ghaggar River unsafe for bathing

The committee’s investigation followed sampling at both upstream and downstream points of the Ghaggar River, near the Ambala-Chandigarh Expressway bridge in Zirakpur, to evaluate its water quality after it receives water from the Sukhna Choe. (HT File)

Published 551 days ago

‘Untreated sewage from Zirakpur entering Ghaggar’: Panel sounds alarm

The panel also found extensive solid and construction waste littering banks of Sukhna Choe, which merges with the Ghaggar in Zirakpur. (HT Photo)

Updated 654 days ago

Paris dream goes down the drain in Panchkula

This monsoon, waterlogging turned fatal as a three-year-old girl died after she fell into an open manhole on an inundated street in Sector 12-A. (Sant Arora/HT)

Updated 670 days ago

Punjab minister Jauramajra reviews flood preparedness along Ghaggar in Mohali

Punjab water resources minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra inspecting the Tiwana bandh at Ghaggar in Mohali. (HT Photo)

Updated 771 days ago

New bridge coming up over Ghaggar river in Panchkula

The bridge over Ghaggar river will connect Panchkula’s Sector 23 with Sectors 3 and 21. (HT FIle)

Updated 771 days ago

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