Several villages in Yamunanagar district have been flooded following several breaches in the bundh of Som river due to a downpour during the past two days. Deputy Commissioner Ashok Sangwan reviewed the situation at a meeting. He directed the heads of various zonal committees to tour the flooded areas to take stock of the situation. The Deputy Commissioner along with other senior officers visited villages near the swollen Yamuna today. The situation is being closely monitored round the clock. An alert had also been sounded in villages alongside the Yamuna, he added. Bilaspur subdivision of the district bore the brunt with 110 mm of rainfall yesterday. The Yamuna level was rising with each passing hour. Chhachhrauli experienced 70 mm of rainfall and incessant rain caused breaches in the newly constructed embankment of Som river, damaging a stretch of about 3000 feet. Water from the Som river was gushing into Bamnoli village, submerging vast stretches of agricultural land. According to locals, Bamnauli village was submerged under 4 feet of water. According to official sources, a 200-foot bridge collapsed in Rampur Gainda while a newly constructed bridge across Adibadri got damaged. Some villages were also flooded in Chhachhrauli block. These included Mehdipur, Rampur, Kathgarh, Bhedthal, Peeruwala and Udhamgarh. The Deputy Commissioner assured the villagers that the administration was fully geared up to meet any eventuality.