With rescue, relief and rehabilitation of flood victims in mind, CM to Chair High-Level Meeting to Review Flood Situation on Friday
Senior officers of all concerned departments to attend the meeting provide succour to flood affected people
Chandigarh, September 11:After being discharged from the hospital, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has convened a high-level meeting with senior officers at his residence on Friday to further expedite relief and rescue operations in the wake of the floods.
The Chief Minister will hold the meeting tomorrow (September 12) to review the flood situation and accelerate the pace of relief, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts. Deputy Commissioners of the flood-affected areas will join the meeting via video conference, while Secretaries and the Chief Secretary will attend in person at his residence. The meeting will focus on the provision of medical facilities, compensation, and concrete measures to tackle the ongoing flood situation.
The Chief Minister stated that the natural calamity has caused unprecedented damage across the state. However, he said that the state government is undertaking extensive operations for the rescue, relief, and rehabilitation of the flood-affected population. Bhagwant Singh Mann emphasised that several steps have already been taken to provide relief during this critical time.
The Chief Minister added that the state government is fully committed to supporting the distressed people in flood-ravaged districts. Bhagwant Singh Mann noted that even while undergoing treatment in the hospital, he had been personally monitoring the situation caused by the floods. He said that Directions were issued to authorities to evacuate people from marooned areas and provide immediate assistance. The Chief Minister said that all departments across the state have been instructed to work in coordination to ensure maximum relief reaches the affected people during this time of crisis.
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40 MORE PEOPLE EVACUATED IN LAST 24 HOURS, TOTAL REACHES 23,337: HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN
4585 PEOPLE RESIDING IN 111 RELIEF CAMPS
29 MORE VILLAGES AFFECTED
TWO MORE FATALITIES REPORTED IN FAZILKA AND MANSA DISTRICTS
Chandigarh, September 11:Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today said that 40 more people were evacuated in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of evacuees across the state to 23,337.
The Revenue Minister added that floods continued to impact Punjab as 29 more villages, 42 people and nearly 398 hectares of farmland came under water during this period. With this, the cumulative tally has risen to 2214 villages affected across 22 districts, impacting a population of 3,88,508.
He further informed that two more lives were lost during the past 24 hours, one each in Fazilka and Mansa, pushing the overall death toll to 55 across the state. Presently, 111 relief camps are operational, providing shelter to 4585 people, he added.
S. Hardeep Singh Mundian pointed out that crop damage has touched 1,92,380.05 hectares in 18 districts. He added that 8 NDRF teams, 2 SDRF teams, 14 Army columns and 2 Engineer Task Force are actively deployed in affected regions, while 184 boats continue to support rescue and relief operations.
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Sond Appeals to Resourceful Panchayats to Contribute Funds for Flood Relief Operations
Chandigarh, September 11:Punjab’s Rural Development and Panchayats Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, has appealed to financially capable panchayats to extend support towards relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-affected villages.
Sond said that thousands of villages in Punjab have been severely impacted by the recent floods, necessitating immediate relief measures. Urgent actions such as clearing accumulated debris, silt, and carcasses of animals, as well as repairing damaged panchayat infrastructure, are the need of the hour.
Highlighting that many panchayats possess substantial funds in the form of fixed deposits, received as compensation for land acquisition, the Minister urged them to contribute a portion of these resources.
He appealed that if panchayats were to allocate at least 5% of the principal amount of their fixed deposits towards relief efforts, it would not only serve as a humanitarian gesture but also reflect solidarity with the flood-affected communities.