Punjab floods: PM Modi does air survey, announce £ 1,600 crore financial aid to

Punjab floods: In addition to financial assistance, PM Modi also announced £ 2 Lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the deceased and £ 50,000 for the injured Punjab floods: PM Modi Announces Aviation, announcing the Premier Narendra Mod of 1,600 Crore. Financial assistance of Rs. 1600 crore for Punjab in addition to the £ 12,000 crore already in the state’s kitten. Punjab is currently facing one of its worst flood disasters in decades. PM Modi ends up in Gurdaspur – one of the worst -affected districts – after doing the air survey. The prime minister also met people affected by the flood as well as NDRF and SDRF teams. PM Modi was also chairman of an official meeting in Gurdaspur to review the situation. The second installment of SDRF and Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi is released in advance, according to an official release. In addition to financial assistance, Prime Minister Modi also announced £ 2 Lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the deceased and £ 50,000 for the injured. For government schools ruined by the floods, the Premier announced financial aid under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. Premier Modi takes a flooding situation before his visit to Punjab, Premier Modi visited Himachal Pradesh and took the flood and landslide situation in the state. “The government of India is shoulder to shoulder with those affected in this tragic hour,” Premier Modi also placed on X after his visit. Punjab flooding Punjab is shedding under one of its worst flood disasters in decades, arising from the swelling of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi Rivers – along with seasonal rivets fed by the heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Not only the swelling of rivers, heavy rains have also exacerbated the flooding situation in Punjab in recent days. The flooding has claimed all 51 lives and destroyed crops over 1.84 lakh hectares. The state government estimates losses on more than £ 13,000, which underlines the extent of devastation, reports Pti. To date, a total of 2.064 towns have been affected due to floods, with maximum towns in the Gurdaspur district at 329. More than 3.87 Lakh people have been affected in 15 districts and more than 23,000 people have been safely evacuated from the flood hit areas, reports news agencies, citing state government officials. The Minister of Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited the flood-backed areas in Punjab on September 4 and investigated the extent of crop damage and called it a situation of ‘Jal Pralai (Water Calamity). He visited areas with flood in Punjab’s districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Kapurthala, where he deals with people, including farmers affected by the flooding.