Punjab Floods: CM Captain Amarinder Singh conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas
Punjab floods: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Sultanpur Lodhi, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Phillaur, Shahkot and Lohian to inspect the current conditions. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has earlier written to Prime Minister seeking Rs 1000 cr special package to address the losses triggered by the floods caused due to the incessant rainfall and the rise in the water level of the rivers. https://twitter.com/capt_amarinder/status/1164420655757926400?s=20 Captain Amarinder Singh also urged PM Narendra Modi to instruct the concerned authorities to waive off the crop loans availed by the farmers in the affected villages during the current cropping season. Likewise, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh earlier, announced Rs 100 crore as the relief fund for the rehabilitation measures in the flood-affected areas of Punjab. Also Read: Capt Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi for aid for 550th Birth Anniversary Of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Similarly, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal is also scheduled to visit the flood-affected areas of Sultanpur Lodhi for the inspection purpose. So far, 60 people have been rescued in Sultanpur Lodhi, while there are some who are still stranded. The rescue operation is still underway. The areas of Jalandhar, Phillaur, Sultanpur Lodhi are still looking for the sigh of relief, as many of them are still stranded. -PTC News
