The car of a woman was washed away in a flash flood triggered by heavy rain in Panchkula’s Ghaggar River.
She had come to pay obeisance near Kharak Mangoli.
The woman reportedly parked her car on the river bank and suddenly flow of the water increased, which took the vehicle along.
Locals took hold of the situation and evacuated the woman from the car trapped in the water stream.
She was admitted to Sector 6 hospital in Panchkula.
photos by Nitin Sharma
Panchkula: Panchkula is gearing up for a state-level flood mock exercise to be held on May 14, with a preparatory table-top drill conducted on Tuesday to review readiness.The exercise will be carried out across 13 flood-prone districts of Haryana, including Panchkula, to assess preparedness, inter-departmental coordination and response mechanisms.Officials from the district administration, State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), ITBP, and other agencies, including police, fire, health and civil defence, participated in the preparatory meeting via video conferencing.The NDRF conducted the table-top exercise based on simulated flood scenarios to evaluate roles, identify gaps and fine-tune response strategies.Deputy commissioner Satpal Sharma directed all departments to ensure readiness for the mock drill, which will be conducted from 9am at Tikkar Taal in Morni. He also called for public awareness campaigns and wider participation by volunteers, NGOs and uniformed forces.Residents have been urged not to panic, as the exercise is aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness. Officials said the drill will help improve coordination, communication systems and emergency response, while identifying gaps in evacuation and resource mobilisation.
