Punjab rains latest update: Incessant rains deepen flood crisis in Kapurthala, schools to remain shut till Aug 30

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced closure of all schools in the state from August 27 to 30, 2025.

In the wake of heavy rains forecast, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced closure of all schools in the state from August 27 to 30, 2025. Persistent rains over the past 48 hours have caused flooding in villages across multiple districts in the state.

Why are schools in Punjab closed till August 30?

Sharing a post on X(previously Twitter), Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann wrote,” It has been raining heavily for the past few days and the weather department has predicted heavy rains for the next few days as well.

“In view of this, all primary, secondary, senior secondary government and private schools in the state will remain closed from August 27 to August 30,” reads Mann’s tweet.

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਮੌਸਮ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵੀ ਕੁੱਝ ਦਿਨ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਇਮਰੀ, ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ, ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਵੇਟ ਸਕੂਲ 27 ਅਗਸਤ ਤੋਂ 30 ਅਗਸਤ ਤੱਕ ਬੰਦ ਰਹਿਣਗੇ।
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पिछले दिनों से भारी बारिश हो रही…

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) August 26, 2025

The Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets are in spate because of heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, and incessant rains in Punjab, inundating large swathes of farmland in villages along these rivers.

Which areas in Punjab are most affected by the heavy rains?

The surplus water being released from the Pong and Bhakra dams has also possing problems for the villages in many districts of Punjab. The worst-affected villages were located in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Hoshiarpur districts.

Incessant rains for the past two days have worsened the flood situation in Kapurthala district, while people have started evacuating in Ferozepur especially from villages along the river areas, officials said on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported.

In Ferozepur district, downstream water level from Harike to Hussainiwala again rose following rains, triggering fears of flooding, with many villagers remaining on alert. Several people from the villages of Kaluwala, Tendi Wala, Chandiwala, Gatti Rajo Ke, Navi Gatti Rajo ke, Basti Rahime ke and others have started shifting their belongings to safer places and many have kept them on the rooftops of their houses.

(With PTI Inputs)