Chakki river overflows, road leading Punjab’s Pathankot washes away

Pathankot (Punjab) [India], August 7: As the Chakki River overflows, the road leading to Pathankot airport washed away, sources stated. According to the sources, the main reason of the overflow in the Chakki river because of the increased water flow. Also Read: Olympic silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags gold medal in 57 kg weight category in wrestling While addressing the media, Deputy Commissioner Pathankot, Harbir Singh said, "The area comes under Himachal Pradesh govt and we have taken up the matter with them and they are working on it." Earlier also last month, many incidents took place due to rising water. In the month of June, in northern state of Uttarakhand, a part of Badrinath National Highway washed away as water overflows in the Khachda drain due to which orange alert was issues. Following the incident, pilgrims were stranded on both sides of the highway. In another Uttarkashi incident, teachers of an inter-college helped their students cross an overflowing drain after a heavy downpour. The students and teachers formed a human chain in order to cross the flowing waters. Meanwhile, a landslide was also reported at the Nainital Bhowali road on Friday. Also Read: 80 hurt, 17 missing as fire rages at oil tank in Cuba Moreover, warning of heavy rainfall in the region, the Dehradun Meteorological Centre flagged an orange alert for the next four days starting July 29. The areas included in the alert are Dehradun, Nainital, Tehri, Pauri, Champawat and Bageshwar. -PTC News with ANI inputs