Kathwa village with about 2,000 population of Shahabad assembly constituency of Kurukshetra district of Haryana is continuously struggling with flood waters. About 100 meters of the main road of the village is submerged in water and the fields are completely submerged.
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The situation is such that due to the accumulation of water to the knee, the movement of bikes, cars, ambulances and fire brigade has come to a standstill. There is only the support of tractors and trolleys to visit the village. Parking has been made outside the village, where vehicles like bikes and cars have to be parked. The villagers have to pass through the tractor in the event of emergency. Students and employed people are facing the most difficulty.
These troubles of the people of Kathwa have not been suffering from a full 2 months, not for a couple of days. The Markanda river has come in spate for the 15th time in these 60 days. This year, the Markanda River exceeded the danger mark and released 28,000 cusecs of water, causing the most serious conditions this time compared to previous years.
Villagers passing through the water of the Markanda river stored on the road in Kathwa village.
Know the situation in the areas adjacent to the village Kathwa …
- Movement affected: Due to water, people are parking their vehicles outside the village. People are able to reach other villages or cities only using tractors and trolleys. About 600 acres of crops have been ruined in Kathwa and nearby villages like Gumti, Patti Jamra, Mughal Majra, Malakpur, Kalsana and Tangour.
- Children’s education affected: Due to the elimination of green fodder of animals, fodder is being brought from the surrounding villages to the tractor-trolley. Children’s education is being affected. School buses are not able to reach the village. Parents are forced to leave the children in a tractor-trolley and leave them to other villages.
- Emergency services affected: No small vehicle can come to the village. If someone has an emergency at night, then it has to be brought out of the village through the tractor, which takes a long time.
Things are getting worse now According to the villagers, the water of the Markanda river is still flowing fast towards the village due to overflow. As soon as the village fields and roads are overflowed, the river water will turn towards another village. Last week too, water reached the village due to the Markanda overflow.
Vehicles parking outside the village Due to the flow of river water on the main road of the village, people are parking their bikes and cars outside the village. Driving a vehicle has become dangerous due to the flowing water on the road. Employed people take their vehicles from outside the village in the morning and park back there in the evening.
Vehicles stood outside the village for emergency.
The most destruction this year Rural Kamal Kumar says that even before the 2023 flood, the Markanda river caused havoc, but the river was the most time this year. When the water level of the river reaches above 20,000 cusecs, alert is declared in the surrounding villages.
Other affected villages and areas The Markanda River leaves Kala Amb in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh and goes to Rajasthan via Ambala, Mulana, Shahabad, Ismailabad, Punjab Border and Kaithal. The embankment was broken twice in 2 months in Nessi, Ismailabad, 150 acres of crop was affected for the first time in Canthla. Hema Majra village of Mulana also caused damage due to water above 30,000 cusecs.
Markanda river above danger mark The water of the Markanda River was in a continuous rise this season. As soon as 15,000 cusecs are above the water, the water enters the village Kathwa. This time the water level of the river crossed 20,000 cusecs and reached 28,000 cusecs in two months. During this, water reached near the danger mark three times.
Photos of the situation in Markanda on Saturday ..
The water of the Markanda river reached near the danger mark on Saturday.
Water filled in the fields of Kathwa village.
The embankment of the Markanda River broken near Nessi last week.
Last week, water stored in the fields due to the breaking of embankment in Kanthala village.
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