By Bhupinder Singh

Natural or a Manmade?

Overview

The Punjab government has already declared all 23 districts of the state as flood-hit, as heavy rainfall and swollen rivers continued to wreak havoc, leaving 30 people dead so far, and affecting more than 3.5 lakh residents. The severity of floods can be gauged from the fact that no district have escaped its wrath. The officials estimate that over 2,000 villages across Punjab have been hit by this year’s floods, the situation in the state’s border districts is worse. Of about 1,000 acres of the Sutlej riverbed area in village Kaluwala, Ferozepur District approximately 150 acres remain visible; the rest has been swallowed up as the river shifted its course. This tiny village which is surrounded by river Sutlej on three sides has internati

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