Later, after visiting the flood-affected areas in Firozpur district, Warring cautioned that the situation remains serious while blaming the government and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of "negligence".
According to AAP, Mann had been unwell for the past two days and showed no sign of improvement. Doctors advised hospitalisation after his condition deteriorated.
Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal said he had come to inquire about the problems faced by people due to floods and waterlogging. He said that the people are getting access to food on time, and the government has made no arrangements to solve the problem of mosquitoes.
Sahney announced that he is extending financial support to the State Disaster Relief Force for the procurement of advanced boats for flood rescue operations and modern machinery for river desilting.
"Nearly 1400 villages and about 3 lakh people have been affected in state... I would also request the central government to help Punjab as much as possible in this time of grief," he said.
According to the AAP leader, the local elders have compared the disaster to the 1988 devastating floods in the region. The locals have said that while the water from the 1988 floods, which displaced thousands, receded within 2 days, currently it has been 12 days and the water seems to be ris
Amidst Punjab dealing with severe floods due to heavy rain, Delhi president of Aam Aadmi Party Saurabh Bharadwaj, brought relief materials to flood-affected Ajnala village, which is located in Amritsar district, on Thursday.
"It is a historical decision that now licenses need not be procured from MCD. There were discussions, and we took this historical decision. The industry's rate was at least twice that of the residential area, and now we have reduced it to 1.5 times," Sirsa said.
In view of the ongoing flood situation in Punjab, all schools and colleges will remain closed till September 7 as directed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.