Meanwhile, amid continued protest by the opposition, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the third day of the monsoon session on Wednesday.
Flooding in Punjab's rivers has submerged homes and crops in hundreds of villages, forcing evacuations and displacing many residents. Authorities have issued alerts and are monitoring the situation as water levels rise due to monsoon rains and glacial melt, Dawn reported.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), a total of 344 roads remain blocked, 169 power distribution transformers (DTRs) are disrupted, and 230 water supply schemes have been hit due to heavy rains.
Amid continuous rainfall in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have issued a public advisory urging residents to stay away from water bodies as river levels continue to rise. SDRF teams remain deployed to monitor the situation and prevent casualties.
According to the IMD report, Sikkim has received 561.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 to July 23, which is 29 per cent below the normal average of 793.1 mm for the same period. This deficit is reflected across all districts of the state, raising alarm among farmers and water resource managers.
The Bihar legislative assembly witnessed a heated exchange during the monsoon session when RJD MLA Bhai Virendra on Wednesday after he made a statement that was deemed objectionable by some members of the House.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced major disruptions on Wednesday amid Opposition protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam
Amid the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, sources also said that the government was not yet mulling any discussion in Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday took a swipe at the opposition, referring to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) as a "hullad bloc" for allegedly disrupting parliamentary proceedings and avoiding debate on key issues.
"How can the Prime Minister give a statement? Kya bolenge PM, ki Trump ne karwaya hai? (What will he say? That Trump has announced it? He can't say it, but it is the truth. The entire world knows that Trump has announced a ceasefire. We can't hide from reality," Gandhi told reporters here
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned until 2 pm amid sloganeering by the Opposition, who Are demanding a discussion on the Bihar SIR. The session was adjourned soon after it reconvened at 12 PM.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm, soon after they resumed their proceedings on Wednesday amid continued protests by opposition members over several issues, including the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.