Chandigarh:Incessant rainfall in northen India since Saturday has caused severe waterlogging in several parts of Haryana. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow alert' for the state today.
The Ghaggar, Markandey and Tangri rivers are running full and spilled over the nearby villages, affecting 40 percent of the area. Nearly 600 villages across nine districts are submerged in water with Ambala being the worst hit. Several acres of crop land in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts have been damaged due to the incessant rainfall.
A total of 33 trains including Vande Bharat Express passing through Ambala have been cancelled. Also seven roads have been closed to traffic due to severe waterlogging in Ambala thereby snapping communication with three states. Teams of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) have been deployed along with police in Ambala for evacuating people.