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HEavy rainfall has triggered a glut crisis in the catchment areas of Punjab, prompting authorities to adjudge school day cloture in some districts on tues.The situation is particularly alarming in the catchment areas of rivers in the Majha region.On the Ravi river, which is in full spate, the Dhusi bandh in Ghaniye Ke village, Dera Baba Nanak sub-division, Gurdaspur district, was breached by floodwater. Consequently, hundreds of acres of agricultural land were submerged, damaging the crops.As reported by the Hindustan Times, due to continuous rainfall in the hilly and plain areas over the past few days, the Ravi, Ujh, Jalaliya, Chakki, and various canals and drains flowing through Pathankot district have been running beyond capacity.The state government has also set up a central flood control centre in Jalandhar to monitor and coordinate relief and roping in the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to aid the district administrations and police in rescue operations.Schools shut The district administrations in Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Fazilka and Ferozepur have ordered schools shut for one to three days, and issued evacuation advisories to flood-hit villages as waters continue to rise.The SBS Nagar district administration has also announced a holiday in all schools in anticipation of heavy rainfall.BSF carries out rescue mission in GurdaspurA special rescue mission was carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF)in flood-affected areas of village Diller Pur Kheda in Dinanagar block of Gurdaspur.The rescue team, supported by an inflatable boat and skilled operators from its Water Wing, rescued about 60 civilians.Gates of Madhopur Headworks openedIn Pathankot, the gates of Madhopur Headworks barrage were opened on Tuesday.Transportation over the Madhopur bridge was restricted to prevent any tragedy due to the flood, as a large quantity of water was being released from Ranjit Sagar dam.After the old road bridge over the Chakki river collapsed, floodwater started eroding the soil beneath the new bridge, which connects Jalandhar to Pathankot and Jammu through the National Highway.The Pathankot administration had set up two shelter homes at Radha Soami Satsang Beas congregation centre on Dalhousie road and Gurdwara Barath Sahib.

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