The Aam Aadmi Party launched the Rangla Punjab Vikas Fund. Leaders and district officials are mobilising donations from NRIs, businesses, and supporters. Local MLAs now compete to show bigger contributions and visible relief on the ground.

The BJP delivers ration packets with the Prime Minister’s image. The party expects central help: a Rs 600-crore soft loan and earlier SDRF instalments. Funds under schemes for roads, schools, and drinking water repairs are also expected soon.

The Shiromani Akali Dal and SGPC distribute cash, wheat seeds, and grain bags. They target villages affected by breaches in embankments.

Congress activists made isolated efforts. Leaders donated personally and distributed kits. However, the party lacks a coordinated statewide relief plan. Farmers face heavy losses. Silted fields covering lakh-scale acres will take months to clear. Many crops are ruined.

With Punjab’s tight finances, parties rely on private donations, CSR, and central assistance. These funds meet urgent needs and shape voters’ memories before the next election.

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The relief kits include rice, wheat flour, pulses, cooking oil, spices, utensils, bedsheets, blankets, clothing, medicines, tarpaulins, and mosquito nets. Jalandhar BJP president Sushil Sharma said 80 laborers work in two shifts to pack the kits.

The party uses a card system to track each beneficiary, preventing duplication and ensuring fair distribution. BJP leaders also plan 100 medical and veterinary camps and will provide winter clothing. Farmers will get help removing silt from fields and receive native dairy animals through a central scheme.

The BJP flood relief Punjab initiative aims to support families and farmers in crisis. Officials stress that the effort focuses on service, even as other parties slow down their relief work.

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Sukhrajbir Pal Singh Gill from Kakkar said the raging river changed its course, sweeping away their fields before crossing into Pakistan. “We could only watch as our ancestral land disappeared,” he said. His family lost 15 of their 50 acres.

For many villagers, the loss is both economic and emotional. Farming is their only livelihood, and now even that is slipping away. “The erosion is ongoing. Our land continues to vanish,” said Jasbir Singh.

Harjit Singh of Rania added that the land was more than income—it was their identity. Some villagers also blamed unregulated dam releases upstream for the crisis.

Officials promised compensation under SDRF rules: ₹47,000 per hectare for land, ₹20,000 per acre for crops, and input subsidy. But farmers call this relief inadequate. Jamhoori Kisan Sabha leader Ratan Singh Randhawa demanded ₹45 lakh per acre for land washed away.

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The problem is worst in Nihala Lavera, Dheera Ghara, Talli Gulam, Kaluwala, Tandiwala, Bhane Wali Basti, and Navi Gatti Rajo Ke. Mandeep Kaur of Dheera Ghara said she never imagined Punjab, the land of five rivers, would see people survive only on bottled water.

Health Minister Balbir Singh visited the flood-hit areas. He urged villagers to boil water, use chlorine tablets, and drink ORS-mixed water to avoid disease. He told health officials to send safe drinking water without delay.

Village leaders say no water tanks have reached them yet. Gurjant Singh, sarpanch of Nihala Lavera, asked the government to install RO systems in affected villages. Malkeet Singh of Kaluwala warned that borewell and handpump water is unsafe, putting residents at serious risk.

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The minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked Union ministers to visit flood-hit regions. They were directed to meet families, listen to their concerns, and assess the ground situation.

Khadse visited Patiala district, mainly the Ghanaur Assembly segment. She was accompanied by BJP leader and former Patiala MP Preneet Kaur.

She met families in Jand Mangoli, Untsar, Kami Khurd, and Chamaru villages. Many residents described heavy crop losses and damage to homes caused by the overflowing Ghaggar river.

Taking note of their difficulties, Khadse instructed the SDM to conduct a comprehensive survey. She said compensation should reach victims directly and without delay. Relief must be transparent and fair.

Her visit was part of a broader exercise launched after the Prime Minister’s recent tour of Punjab. Several Union ministers have been deployed to inspect flood-hit districts and coordinate with state authorities.

Farmers expressed hope that the survey will ensure faster relief. They also demanded long-term measures to prevent recurring flood damage.

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The Congress leader was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, and other party leaders. After arriving in Amritsar, he headed to Ghonewal village in Ajnala, where he interacted with flood-affected people and listened to their concerns about property and livelihood losses.

After visiting Ghonewal village, Rahul Gandhi will pay obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib in Ramdas area. He will also tour flood-hit areas in Gurdaspur district to meet locals and monitor relief efforts firsthand.

Punjab has suffered one of its worst flood disasters in decades. Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir swelled the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers, causing widespread flooding. The current death toll stands at 56, while floods damaged crops on nearly 1.98 lakh hectares. Authorities continue to coordinate rescue and relief operations across affected districts.

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Former Patiala MP and BJP leader Preneet Kaur led a group of farmers to meet Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini. They demanded urgent action to stop the recurring disaster.

Villages such as Sassi Brahmna, Sassi Gujran, Dharmheri, Hashampur, Bhagwanpur, and Sassa have suffered the worst damage this year. Since September 9, angry farmers have staged a protest at Dharamaheri village.

“Thousands of acres of fertile farmland are under water. Farmers face huge losses,” said Preneet. She asked Haryana to clean the canal, redesign siphons, and allow free water flow. She also noted that even four Haryana villages have been hit by the raised canal level.

CM Saini assured farmers that technical teams will study the issue quickly and visit the affected sites.

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh supported the demand, calling for structural changes in siphons. Meanwhile, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will visit flood-hit villages along the Ghaggar river to review the situation.

The 109-km Hansi-Butana canal was built by Haryana to divert its share of water from the Bhakra Main Line.

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Dr Rakesh Sharma, a senior surgeon, first diagnosed his illness. He had worked with an AIIMS team that visited flood-hit Ajnala villages.

The Health Minister met Abhijot’s family and gave them a cheque of ₹50,000. He promised that the Punjab government will cover all treatment costs. PGI doctors are also being consulted for his care.

Abhijot’s health worsened when medicines were unavailable during floods. A Health Department team used a boat ambulance to shift him to Amritsar Medical College.

Dr Balbir Singh earlier flagged off 15 ambulances from Amritsar Medical College. Twenty-three vans are already serving families in affected areas. He said these vehicles provide immediate medical relief.

He added that help is available on helpline number 104. Health teams are visiting homes, spreading dengue and chikungunya awareness, and collecting blood samples from suspected cases.

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Jakhar attacked the AAP government for claiming that the Centre still owes Punjab ₹60,000 crore in GST dues. He called the figure “bogus” and asked the state to show proof. He added that the Centre wants Punjab to use funds properly and stay accountable.

He also criticized the mismatch in damage reports. The Chief Secretary placed losses at ₹13,289 crore while Minister Hardeep Mundian claimed ₹20,000 crore. Jakhar said such confusion showed the state’s careless approach.

On opposition parties rejecting the PM’s relief, Jakhar said ₹1,600 crore “is not peanuts.” He promised more aid after central surveys. He also stressed that farmers could have received ₹42,000 per acre under the crop insurance scheme if the state had paid its ₹32 crore share.

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AAP president Aman Arora said the losses were in thousands of crores, making the grant “a drop in the ocean.” The Punjab Government estimated damages of Rs 13,800 crore to schools, hospitals, power networks, bridges, and other infrastructure. A presentation on these damages was made to the PM, but ministers claimed their pleas for a larger Punjab flood relief package were ignored.

With Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hospitalised, four state ministers presented Punjab’s case. They also reminded Modi about the Rs 60,000 crore pending dues, including GST and rural development funds. Revenue Minister Hardeep Mundian said the PM’s late visit offered “a band-aid, not a healing touch.” Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Khudian added that Punjab has always stood by the nation and now expected real support in return.

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