Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the former Delhi Chief Minister is misusing Punjab's funds for "personal leisure" while the people of the state are suffering from floods.
Heavy rainfall in Delhi has triggered significant traffic congestion, particularly at the Delhi-Gurugram border, and raised concerns about potential flooding along the Yamuna River.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had earlier urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately release Rs 60,000 crore in pending funds for the state, citing the grave flood situation that has devastated large parts of the state.
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh will provide 10 boats to the flood-affected areas in Punjab on Tuesday to fasten the rescue work, while his wife and Bollywood actress Geeta Basra and her co-star Raj Kundra lend a helping hand in the flood-affected area Ajnala in Amritsar on Monday
The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 326 lives so far, including 171 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other calamities, and 155 deaths in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Manageme
In view of the heavy rainfall, Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (East) conducted an extensive field visit to Sukhna Lake Regulatory Head and other rain-affected areas of the city on Monday.
Ludhiana Municipal Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, while talking to ANI, said, "It has been raining continuously since morning and there has been waterlogging in the low-lying areas. Our teams have been deployed and pumps and engines have been set up to flush out the water..."