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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…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday visited flood-affected areas of village Gatti Rajo Ke in Firozepur district to review the situation. He travelled by boat to reach the affected areas, interacted with villagers and assured them of government support.During the visit, an elderly woman placed her hand on Mann’s head and shared her…
CM Mann asks Centre to release Rs 60,000 cr pending funds, says ‘demanding rights, not begging’ Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday renewed his demand for the release of the state’s pending funds worth Rs 60,000 crore from the Centre, in the wake of the crisis in flood-struck Punjab.Mann said that he was asking…
A bus moves through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall, in Jalandhar, Punjab, on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI As unprecedented rainfall continue to batter Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh since last week, normal life has been severely disrupted across the region. In Punjab, as many as 29 lives have been lost between…
Volunteers rescue stranded residents using a boat to evacuate through the flooded waters of the Beas river, in Kapurthala on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has slammed the State government for the flood situation in parts of the State, saying mismanagement of dams and water headworks were responsible…
