Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday inspected flood-affected Sujanpur village in Pathankot, Punjab, and assured rehabilitation support for both villagers and BSF posts damaged by sudden flooding.
According to the district administration, the incident occurred in the Kuntri Lagafali ward of the Nandanagar region, where six residential structures were buried under debris following the cloudburst and intense rainfall.
Experts at a URC session in Karachi warned that poor planning and blocked drains worsen urban flooding during heavy monsoon rains. NED's Dr Noman Ahmed and planner Arif Hasan stressed restoring natural drainage, people-friendly solutions, and a comprehensive government strategy, Dawn reporte
His appointment comes at a time when farmers in parts of Punjab are reeling from heavy crop losses caused by flooding. In Fazilka district, farmers recently claimed that nearly 1,500 acres of paddy crop were destroyed after water from the Satluj River entered fields in the villages of Dan
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupendra Singh Hooda on Friday slammed the state government over the inadequate compensation for crop losses caused by flooding in the Yamuna river due to illegal mining.
Entire neighbourhoods near the Ravi River have been devastated by unprecedented flooding, forcing dozens of families to abandon their homes and seek refuge in temporary shelters. Residents say six to eight feet of water has entered their houses, collapsing walls, destroying floors, and subme
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave in-principle approval for the declaration of a climate and agricultural emergency in response to the devastating impact of monsoon rains and widespread flooding across Pakistan, as reported by The Express Tribune.