730 students of Ambala institute shifted as floodwater enters hostel
Press Trust of India | July 11, 2023 | 07:28 PM IST | 1 min read
Three days of incessant downpour has left behind a trail of destruction in several parts of Punjab and Haryana where properties worth crores have been damaged and nine lives lost.
AMBALA: A total of 730 girl students of a residential school in Haryana's Ambala City were shifted to Kurukshetra after floodwaters entered their hostel complex following a beach in the Ghaggar river, officials said on Tuesday.
Chaman Vatika Gurukul principal Sonali said the students were shifted on Monday evening after the water level in the hostel reached two or three feet. She said assistance was taken from the Army and the police to evacuate the students, she said on Tuesday.
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The principal said the students have been shifted to an institute in Kurukshetra. They will return as soon as the situation normalises, she added. Three days of incessant downpour from Saturday has left behind a trail of destruction in several parts of Punjab and Haryana where properties worth crores have been damaged and nine lives lost. Ambala is one of the worst-affected districts.
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