Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on August 16 began rescue operations to evacuate people in several areas in Gurdaspur which were inundated following the release of excess water from the Pong dam, officials said.
The Pong dam, on the Beas River, is brimming after heavy rain in its catchment areas. The water level in the Beas River rose following the release of water from the Pong dam on Tuesday, said Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal.
