The floodwaters in Punjab may have receded, with the administration now busy assessing crop compensation, but the Beas River’s shifting course continues to wreak havoc. This time, its fury has struck the home of Milkha Singh, whose house is being slowly consumed by the river. His family of twelve lives in constant fear, watching helplessly as the walls of their three-year-old are being swallowed by the river.

Due to the altered flow of the Beas River, large parts of village Rampura Gauhra in Mand area of Sultanpur Lodhi in district Kapurthala have been completely devastated. Nearly 10 houses have been uprooted, while another five have developed deep cracks, rendering them unsafe. Despite all efforts to protect their home from the river’s assault, Milkha Singh’s family has begun salvaging

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