Rajya Sabha MP Sant Seechewal wrote a letter to Prime Minister in which the demand for declaring flooding a national disaster - Punjab flooded Sant Balbir Singh Singhwals

Updated: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:28 PM (IST) Rajya Sabha -LP Sant Balbir Singh Sechewal wrote a letter to Premier Modi requesting him to declare the flood situation in Punjab a national disaster. He said that about 500 towns and millions of hectares of crops were affected by floods. Sant Seechewal called on the chief minister Mann to strengthen Punjab in front of the central government and to get appropriate compensation to the affected. Dialogues Associate, Sultanpur Lodhi. In light of the massive destruction in Punjab due to flooding, Rajya Sabha member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal wrote a letter to Premier Narendra Modi demanding that it be declared a national disaster. He wrote in his letter that in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir there was a major loss of life and property due to Cloudburst. The rain in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab also made the situation more serious. He quoted reports in the letter in the letter, saying that about 500 towns, 300 government schools and three Lakh farmers in Punjab were in the flood. On the night of August 26, the Ravi River had a flow of 14.11 Lakh water, while in 1988 it was 11.20 lakh water in Ravi. Sant Seechewal said water was washed away from 2.5 to 3 lakh Cuseecs this time in Beas Darya. He said in the letter that the flow of existing water has so far broken all the records in Punjab. Remove ad, just read the news, Saint Sechewal said in the letter that the water of Beas Dariya has destroyed thousands of hectares of crops from farmers. Right now, the three areas of Majha, Malwa and Doaba in Punjab were badly affected by the flooding. Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Taran Taran, Kapurthala, Ferozepur and Fazilka are struggling with severe floods. He wrote in the letter that the farmers of the country and especially Punjab have always played an important role in filling the food stores of the country in terms of grain. Farmers and soldiers of Punjab have always fought and stood in the interests of the country. Rajya Sabha member Sant Seechewal also sent a copy of this letter to Punjab’s chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, demanding that he put the side of Punjab in front of the central government. He called on the chief minister that a letter should be written to the central government on behalf of the Punjab government, with facts how the storm rain in other mountainous areas, including Himachal Pradesh, caused great destruction in the rivers of Punjab. So that the farmers, laborers and other victims may receive the right and proper compensation and this remuneration must be increased by linking it to the increased inflation index. Rajya Sabha member and environmental lover Sant Balbir Singh Sechewal on Friday saved people by reaching the most affected flooding in Mand area. The people of Mand are in the trouble because of rising water level, especially the people from the villages around Baupur. Since morning, Saint Seedwal and its servants have taken about 100 people and their belongings from the flood -driven areas to safe places. Those who did not leave their homes also sent water and sacrifices. Saint Seechewal called on the people to stay in safe places until the situation became normal.