The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for several districts in Punjab, warning of very heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours. Affected districts include Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Kapurthala, and Jalandhar. An orange alert was issued for Amritsar, Moga, and nearby areas.