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'Monsoon war room' set up in Punjab's Ludhiana

Published - July 03, 2026 08:31 am IST

A scene at K.S. Rao road during the rains in Mangaluru on July 2, 2026. as monsoon showers hit the city. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath

The India Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Bageshwar districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas on Friday (July 3, 2026). Meanwhile, traffic on the Badrinath National Highway and the Kedarnath pilgrimage route was briefly disrupted due to falling debris and stones from the hills, officials said.

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Punjab Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday (July 2) said the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has set up a tech-enabled “Monsoon War Room” to monitor the city round the clock through 1,700 CCTV cameras and ensure prompt response to monsoon-related issues.

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While inspecting the facility set up at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in MC Zone D, Sarabha Nagar, on Thursday (July 2), Mr. Bains said the war room streams live HD footage from flood-prone intersections, low-lying colonies and vulnerable drains onto video walls.

July 03, 2026 08:24
Uttarakhand: 'Orange' alert for rain in Nainital, Bageshwar on Friday
The India Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Bageshwar districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas on Friday (July 3).
Meanwhile, traffic on the Badrinath National Highway and the Kedarnath pilgrimage route was briefly disrupted due to falling debris and stones from the hills, officials said.
The monsoon arrived in Uttarakhand on June 30 and became active across the entire state by Wednesday. According to the Dehradun-based Meteorological Centre, light to moderate rainfall was observed in various regions on Thursday.
- PTI
July 03, 2026 08:23
'Monsoon war room' set up in Punjab's Ludhiana
Punjab Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday (July 2) said the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has set up a tech-enabled “Monsoon War Room” to monitor the city round the clock through 1,700 CCTV cameras and ensure prompt response to monsoon-related issues.
While inspecting the facility set up at Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in MC Zone D, Sarabha Nagar, on Thursday, Bains said the war room streams live HD footage from flood-prone intersections, low-lying colonies and vulnerable drains onto video walls.
In a statement, Bains said the system would identify inundation within seconds and help map the spread of flooding, enabling teams to be deployed to exact locations and cutting response time from hours to minutes.
- PTI

Published - July 03, 2026 08:31 am IST

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