Five children from flood-hit Dhakka Basti in Lohian, Shahkot have qualified for the block-level school games, overcoming weeks of displacement and hardship caused by the recent floods.

Among them is 12-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur, the daughter of a daily wage labourer, who participated in the games today and secured the first position in long jump and got qualified for the tehsil-level school games. It marked the block-level event for girls today.

For nearly 15 days, Harmanpreet and several others lived in extremely challenging conditions, displaced after floodwaters inundated their village last month. With homes submerged, families sought shelter under tarpaulin sheets on a bundh, braving scorching heat, insanitary conditions and uncertainty. Though they have now returned home as waters h

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