Mohra village turns into lake (8.7.10)

Bhanu P. LohumiTribune News Service
Mohra (Ambala), July 7
Mohra, the last village in Ambala district, along the GT Road was submerged in water on Tuesday. It looked like a lake, its over 1,000 houses and fields of paddy under 4 ft to 5 ft of water.
Inspite of continuous efforts, the villagers were unable to drain out water with the Maura-Junsun head road acting as a dam. Villagers were seen desperately trying to break the road at several points to make an outlet for water.
They could not pump out the water even with the help of a JCB.
As this reporter waddled ahead with clothes soaked and shoes full of mud, he saw helpless villagers see their belongings perish.
The situation was so grim that it was not possible to reach any roadside dhaba, the entire area being inundated. With no electricity and no customer, dhaba owners looked in gloom at the heavens above.
The rail track appeared to be caving in at certain places. The dargah of Baba Saiyad Ibrahim Nauguga Peer Mulana Jee at Kalyana was also submerged in water. Its caretaker rescued himself somehow, finding his way to the main road.
“The villagers have lost food, clothing and shelter. Even the fodder for their cattle has been destroyed,” he said. Describing the rage of gushing waters he said : “Within two hours, the flood waters had entered the houses.
Many of these collapsed. Walls of mud were washed away by the powerful currents.”