Punjab Government undertaking relief efforts in flood-affected areas on war footing

Published on: 13 Jul 2023 at 11:08 AM

Published by: thefactnews

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, July 13

The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is undertaking relief measures on war footing to provide succour to the people inhabiting the areas affected by the floods.

Divulging about the relief efforts being undertaken as per the directions of the Chief Minister, an official spokesperson said that as many as 1058 villages of 14 Districts have been ravaged by the flood fury with Roopnagar accounting for most of them.

The spokesperson further pointed out that out of these affected villages, 364 belong to Roopnagar, 268 fall in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, 250 in Patiala, 71 in Jalandhar, 30 in Moga, 25 in Hoshiarpur, 16 in Ludhiana, 3 each in Sangrur and Ferozepur and 6 in Tarn Taran.

Also, during the past 24 hours, 3 people died who hailed from Faridkot. Till now, 49 houses have been completely destroyed whereas partial damage has occurred to 180 houses.