Tag: Punjab floods

On the other hand, the water of the Sutlej has reached the dam in the Machhiwara area as well.

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.

Sultanpur:  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday visited flood-affected areas of Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, where devastating floods have caused unprecedented destruction, in the absence of indisposed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and assured villages that the government stood with impacted families.  Speaking to the media, Kejriwal highlighted the magnitude.

Amritsar: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Chouhan on Thursday visited Punjab’s flood-affected villages in Amritsar, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts and interacted with farmers and even went into knee-deep flooded fields to assess the damage to the crops, assuring them that “the BJP-led Central government is with them in this hour of crisis”.  .

The minister said that both locations will be used to serve flood victims

Governor apprised the Union Minister about the ground realities in these areas, highlighting the extensive damage caused to life, property, crops, and infrastructure

However, now that the rain has stopped, the water level in many flood-affected areas has started decreasing.

He mentioned that the central government is “keeping an eye on the situation”.

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting Punjab on Thursday to meet people in flood-hit villages.   The main objective of this visit is to personally review the relief and rescue operations on the ground and to meet the affected families in person to share their grief and suffering. Chief Minister Bhagwant.

Chandigarh: Punjab Revenue Minister Hardeep Mundian on Wednesday said the state is reeling under one of the worst floods in recent decades, with widespread crop devastation reported in 175,216 hectares.   He said Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Mansa, Ferozepur and Fazilka are among the worst-hit districts, accounting for the bulk of the agricultural losses. The scale of damage.