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Punjab’s Flood Recovery Picks Up Speed with Cleanliness Drives and Relief Efforts
Life in Punjab’s flood-hit areas is slowly getting back to normal, thanks to the state government’s non-stop efforts to clean up and prevent diseases. Ministers are out there hands-on, checking on relief work led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. This comes as part of Operation Rahat, with fogging, spraying, and awareness campaigns keeping things under control.
In his constituency, Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains stopped by Tarapur and Kiratpur Sahib villages to review the flood relief measures. He checked out the damage to homes from rainwater rushing down from the Shivalik hills into local streams. Bains also looked into repairs at the historic Gurdwara Baba Gurditta Ji. To boost the volunteers, he chipped in Rs 50,000 for diesel to fuel tractors and vehicles helping with the cleanup.
Over in another part of the state, Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak oversaw a big cleanliness drive in 10 flood-affected villages: Skol, Dhinda/Bhupalpur, Kotli Jawahar, Palah, Ghola, Kot Bhattian, Balotar, Sarota, Danwal, and Khojki Chak. Teams cleared out standing water, sprayed for mosquitoes, and fogged the areas while talking to locals about staying hygienic. Kataruchak shared that Punjab Government will give each village Rs 1 lakh as the first payment to keep these efforts going.
Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar kicked off a similar campaign in Radhalke, Ram Singh Wala, and Muthianwala villages in the Patti area. He stressed that the work won’t stop until every flood spot shines clean. The Health Department keeps up the fogging and anti-larva spraying across all affected Punjab regions to stop any disease outbreaks.
On the numbers front, Revenue, Rehabilitation, and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian gave the latest update as of September 16. The count of affected villages ticked up slightly from 2,472 to 2,483, with people impacted rising from 3,89,176 to 3,89,258. But there’s good news too—the number of active relief camps dropped from 66 to 41, and folks staying there went down from 3,449 to 1,945. This shows the ground situation in Punjab’s flood-affected areas is improving fast.
These steps highlight how Punjab’s flood relief and cleanliness drives are making a real difference, helping communities bounce back stronger.
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