PM Modi to Visit Flood-Hit Punjab on September 9 to Review Relief Efforts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on September 9 to assess the damage caused by recent floods and review ongoing relief measures, officials said on Sunday.
Punjab is experiencing one of its worst flood crises in decades, with the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and several seasonal rivers swelling after heavy rains across northern India. The Centre has assured the state that it “will not be left alone in this crisis,” and is working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term plans to help farmers and affected communities recover.
During the visit, the Prime Minister is expected to focus on critical issues such as silt removal from agricultural fields, preventing disease outbreaks, and ensuring the safe disposal of livestock once floodwaters recede. Strengthening embankments along the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Ghaggar rivers—many weakened by illegal mining—will also likely feature on his agenda.
Authorities reported that 46 people have died due to the floods, with Hoshiarpur and Amritsar seeing the highest fatalities (seven each), followed by Pathankot (six), Barnala (five), Ludhiana and Bathinda (four each), Mansa (three), Gurdaspur, Rupnagar, and SAS Nagar (two each), and one death each in Patiala, Sangrur, Fazilka, and Ferozepur.
The floods have damaged crops across 1.75 lakh hectares of farmland and affected approximately four lakh people in 1,996 villages spanning 23 districts. State and Centre officials will coordinate on-ground relief and rehabilitation measures to support those impacted by the disaster.
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