Encroachments, climate change may have led to Punjab’s worst floods in decades
CHANDIGARH Punjab, the country’s grain bowl, is battling one of its worst floods in decades, which have impacted nearly four lakh people, claimed 48 lives, affected about 2,000 villages, and resulted in an estimated loss of over ₹13,000 crore. While heavy rains and overflowing rivers remain the primary triggers, experts and official assessments stress that…