From The Times Of India
TNN, Sep 1, 2010, 12.55am IST
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JAISALMER: Incessant rain in the past few days at the international border in Ganganagar district have led to flooding. Many check posts of the Border Security Force are reported to have been submerged, leaving the border porous.
To check infiltration, BSF has intensified patrolling on boats. The ground zero that divides the two countries is under four feet water. Officials expect the level to rise to six feet, if the rain continues.
"Almost a dozen villages have been affected by the rain on each side of the border. However, Pakistan has raised the ground level of many bordering villages that has made the situation worse. As a result, the water that recedes flows into India," said a BSF official.
Following the heavy rain, the BSF is reportedly getting numerous rescue calls from remote villages in the district. Food items are being ferried to stranded villages.
According to experts, due to heavy rain the Gaggar river is overflowing in areas such as Kailesh Majnu, Chitrakoot, Sherapua and Binjor. "The water may take some days to recede from the villages, provided the rain does not return," an expert said.
Read more: Flood hits border patrolling in Ganganagar - Jaipur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Flood-hits-border-patrolling-in-Ganganagar/articleshow/6471154.cms#ixzz0yHLMQ3rb
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