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.
Residents of Kheri village, situated in the Bantalab area of Jammu, say that 15 to 20 houses have been damaged or destroyed due to landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains over the past few days.
Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jairam Thakur, on Sunday said that PM Modi will visit the state on September 9 to take stock of the loss of life and property due to heavy rainfall.
According to the IMD's morning bulletin, the system was located near latitude 24.2°N and longitude 72.2°E, close to Deesa in Gujarat, about 70 km northeast of Radhanpur and 270 km east-northeast of Bhuj.
Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, he said that incessant rains in Punjab and neighbouring hill states have triggered large-scale devastation, affecting nearly 2,000 villages and over four lakh citizens, while 46 lives have been lost across the state.
Himachal Pradesh Revenue, Tribal Development, and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday said that 99 per cent of pilgrims stranded during the Manimahesh Yatra in Chamba district have been rescued after torrential rains and floods forced suspension of the pilgrimage.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday continued his tour of flood-affected regions, visiting Kulgam to meet residents impacted by the recent floods.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said our primary focus is on restoring the bridges that have been washed away in this area, repairing the damaged roads, addressing the lack of electricity, and resolving the water supply issues. We are working to address all these.