Health issues are escalating due to the outbreak of flood-related diseases, with doctors and aid workers reporting a surge in patients suffering from diarrhoea, skin infections, and dengue fever.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national media incharge Anurag Dhanda on Sunday alleged that Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was touring Malaysia at a time when Punjab was reeling under floods.
The administration appealed to residents to remain calm, stressing the need not to panic. It also cautioned that spectators were not allowed at the flooded sites for safety reasons.
Each team has four members comprising a veterinary officer, a veterinary inspector or a pharmacist and a class four employee, informed S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Punjab.
The National Awardee Teachers' Association (NATA) Punjab has come forward to support the state government's flood relief efforts, presenting a cheque of Rs 1.25 lakh to Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded a Rs 20,000 crore package for flood relief and rehabilitation, besides a complete farm loan waiver for both farmers and 'khet mazdoor' to enable them to stand back on their feet.
As of Saturday, 46 people have lost their lives due to floods in Punjab, according to the officials. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that nearly 2,000 villages and over four lakh people have been affected.He said that 24 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) a
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited disaster-hit Sujanpur in Hamirpur, announcing Rs 7 lakh for house construction and Rs 70,000 for essentials. With local MLA support, each family will get Rs 8.7 lakh. He said safe forest land transfer will be raised with Centre.
"Today, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has sent 52 trucks from Delhi to Punjab. These include utensils, bed sheets, blankets, medicines, and other essential items," Sirsa told ANI here.
Bharadwaj said it was the responsibility of leaders to stand with people in distress, adding that the BJP should appreciate Arvind Kejriwal and party MLAs for extending relief to flood-affected people in Punjab.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday expressed deep condolences over the devastating floods in Himachal Pradesh and announced a contribution of Rs 5 crore from the people of Assam to the state's Chief Minister's Relief Fund to aid relief and rehabilitation efforts.
A delegation of NATA, led by Balram Sharma, met Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains in Chandigarh on Sunday and presented the cheque as a gesture of solidarity with families affected by the disaster. The teachers assured the government that they remain committed not only to educatio