Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said 40 villages were affected by floods, with rescue teams and 23 relief camps operating. He said rations, fodder and tents had been supplied in multiple rounds and estimated 8-10 days to drain Fazilka.
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced on Sunday that all private schools and colleges in the state will reopen from tomorrow, September 7, while all government schools and colleges will reopen from September 9, following a building inspection.
Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier, Atul Fulzele, visited flood-affected border villages and posts on the Ferozepur border to review the flood situation and assess the ongoing relief measures
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendraa Sachdeva criticised Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for visiting Gujarat instead of extending support to flood-affected Punjab.
On this occasion, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress General Secretary in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, and Amritsar MP Gurjeet Aujla, along with several senior leaders, were present.
Later, after visiting the flood-affected areas in Firozpur district, Warring cautioned that the situation remains serious while blaming the government and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of "negligence".
Incessant rainfall and swelling rivers have caused devastation in Punjab, leaving several villages submerged and thousands of people struggling for essential supplies.