1,400 villages badly affected in Punjab: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

September 5, 2025

Gurdaspur: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday inspected flood-affected areas in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, and said that the 1,400 villages in the state remain affected as crops have been destroyed due to the floods.

“The situation is serious. Due to floods, the crops are destroyed. 1,400 villages are badly affected. The Centre has sent two Central teams to assess the damage. The state government will also conduct an assessment. I have come here at the direction of the Prime Minister. In this difficult time, we stand firmly with the farmers and the public of Punjab,” Chouhan said.

Later, he also met flood-affected people of Kapurthala village in Punjab.

Amidst Punjab’s severe floods, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced the appointment of one gazetted officer for each village in the state to facilitate better communication between the administration and affected people.

In a post on social media X, the CM wrote that with the appointment of the gazetted officer, the people of the villages would be able to share their problems, and prompt and appropriate solutions could be provided.

“To ensure direct communication between the administration and the people of the flood-affected villages of the state, we are appointing one gazetted officer for each village, so that those affected by the natural disaster can share all their problems with them, and prompt and appropriate solutions can be provided,” the post read.

ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦਾ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਰਾਬਤਾ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ, ਇਸਨੂੰ ਲੈਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਰੇਕ ਪਿੰਡ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ-ਇੱਕ ਗਜ਼ਟਿਡ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ ਦੀ ਤਾਇਨਾਤੀ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਾਂ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਮਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਲੋਕ ਆਪਣੀ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸ ਸਕਣ ਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਲਦ ਅਤੇ ਢੁੱਕਵਾਂ ਹੱਲ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ।
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— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) September 4, 2025

Heavy floods in Punjab have killed 37 people, as per the state government. Apart from that, a total of around 1,655 villages have been affected, with Gurdaspur being the most affected area, as 324 villages have been impacted by flooding, followed by Ferozpur (111), Amritsar (190), Hoshiarpur (121), Kapurthala (123) and Sangrur (107). As per the government, around 1,75,216 hectares of total cropland have been affected.

Farmers have claimed crop losses as water from the Satluj River entered their fields in the villages in the Jalalabad area of Fazilka district of Punjab, and appealed to the government for immediate compensation and a waiver of their debts.