Punjab floods Death toll rises to 46 crop on 1.75 lakh hectares damaged
Punjab Floods Death Count Rises To 46: The death toll due to floods in Punjab has reached 46, while no clue has been found yet about the three people missing from Pathankot. So far, seven people have died in Amritsar, five in Barnala, four in Bathinda, seven in Hoshiarpur, two in Gurdaspur, four in Ludhiana, six in Pathankot, three in Mansa, two each in Rupnagar and Mohali, and one each in Fazilka, Ferozepur, Patiala, and Sangrur.
Crops were destroyed in 1.74 lakh hectares. Meanwhile, the water of the rivers is continuously affecting the crops of the farmers in Punjab. The area of crops destroyed by drowning in water has increased to 1,74,454 hectares. Crops have suffered the most damage in Fazilka, Kapurthala, Mansa, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, and Tarn Taran.
Soldiers engaged in relief and rescue operations. The armed forces engaged in relief and rescue operations have also increased the number of contingents from 24 to 27, while 23 teams of NDRF and 2 teams of SDRF are engaged in helping the people. The Punjab government has set up 139 relief camps, in which 6121 people have been accommodated. So far, 3,87,013 people of the 1996 villages of the state are directly facing the impact of the floods.
Hope for a relief package from the central government: According to Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, the Punjab government is providing relief to the people through its own resources. If the central government releases a special relief package and the outstanding amount of the state, the situation can be controlled.
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