AMRITSAR: Every year the banks of river Ravi becomes the battlefield for the engineers of both India and Pakistan during rainy the season. Indian engineers are at war of wits with their Pakistani counterparts in not only preventing the erosion of strategically important land on banks of Ravi but also in neutralising Pakistan's offensive to deflect river course to India.
Sources informed TOI on Thursday that Pakistan has constructed various bundhs along the river in Amritsar and Gurdaspur sectors to deflect the river course. They have also constructed defense structures including bunkers by raising high bundh on Ichhogil canal.
Due to construction of these bundhs, a large part of land from Ranian and Kakkar villages of Indian side are washed away during the rainy season. During this season Pakistan releases water, nearly one lakh cusec, from its villages of Mandhal and Marala and it increases the water level in Indian villages up to 3 lakh cusec. This high flow of water submerges villages around Ranian and Kakkar.
Sources, seeking anonymity, informed that the satellite images also showed that Pakistan had constructed a cross bundh on Phulku nallaha, situated opposite Indian villages of Cheema and Wadali thus blocking nallaha and diverting its flow to Indian side, which washes away a large part of border fence during flash floods. The water also submerges the agricultural land of Dariya Mansoor, Kot Razda.
Jallalia bundh constructed by Pakistan along Ujha and Jalliala further complicates the problem, leading to the submergence of Indian villages - Chebe, Kajle, Toor, Paharpur, Makhanpur etc in Gurdaspur district. The bundh is reported to be around four kilometer in length and 10 to 15 feet in height. Similarly another bundh is constructed by Pakistan opposite Indian village Rossae on the right side of river Ravi. The bundh poses grave danger to villages of Dera Baba Nanak, Sadanwali, Kalanaur, Momaanpur etc, said sources.
Sources informed TOI on Thursday that Pakistan has constructed various bundhs along the river in Amritsar and Gurdaspur sectors to deflect the river course. They have also constructed defense structures including bunkers by raising high bundh on Ichhogil canal.
Due to construction of these bundhs, a large part of land from Ranian and Kakkar villages of Indian side are washed away during the rainy season. During this season Pakistan releases water, nearly one lakh cusec, from its villages of Mandhal and Marala and it increases the water level in Indian villages up to 3 lakh cusec. This high flow of water submerges villages around Ranian and Kakkar.
Sources, seeking anonymity, informed that the satellite images also showed that Pakistan had constructed a cross bundh on Phulku nallaha, situated opposite Indian villages of Cheema and Wadali thus blocking nallaha and diverting its flow to Indian side, which washes away a large part of border fence during flash floods. The water also submerges the agricultural land of Dariya Mansoor, Kot Razda.
Jallalia bundh constructed by Pakistan along Ujha and Jalliala further complicates the problem, leading to the submergence of Indian villages - Chebe, Kajle, Toor, Paharpur, Makhanpur etc in Gurdaspur district. The bundh is reported to be around four kilometer in length and 10 to 15 feet in height. Similarly another bundh is constructed by Pakistan opposite Indian village Rossae on the right side of river Ravi. The bundh poses grave danger to villages of Dera Baba Nanak, Sadanwali, Kalanaur, Momaanpur etc, said sources.
