Amid heavy rainfall in several Indian states, IMD has issued red alert warnings for several districts across J-K, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, northern Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northwest & eastern Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
The AAP Delhi unit chief noted that just as the Sikh community has always selflessly served humanity in times of disaster, AAP too must draw inspiration and stand shoulder to shoulder with Punjab in this crisis.
Several parts of Punjab continue to reel under floods, with 30 lives lost and people across a large part of the state facing difficulties and suffering losses due to water entering fields and homes.
Torrential monsoon rains and severe floods have wreaked havoc across Northern India, severely impacting some regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday visited the flood-affected areas of Gatti Rajo village in Firozpur district and assured residents that "every possible effort is being made to evacuate people safely" and that "very soon the situation will be normal."
The Haryana Government announced Rs 5 crore each for flood-affected Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir from the CM's Relief Fund. CM Nayab Singh Saini said Haryana stands in solidarity with its neighbours and pledged full cooperation for relief and rehabilitation efforts.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday issued an appeal, invoking Punjab's unparalleled sacrifices for the nation and urging all political parties, state governments, and especially the Central Government to rise above politics and extend wholehearted support t
A five-day anti-polio campaign has begun in Rawalpindi to vaccinate over one million children under five. Around 4,731 mobile teams, fixed and transit teams, and 1,800 police personnel are deployed to ensure coverage and security, with special focus on migrant-populated areas, Dawn reported.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the flood situation faced by the state is more severe than that in 1988 and expressed hope that people of the country will stand by the state.
"There is a flood situation in J&K and now in Punjab. We stand with the people of Punjab. We are deeply concerned to see how large parts of Punjab are affected by floods, as this will significantly impact agriculture over the next 2-3 years," Sirsa said while speaking to reporters.