Due to floods in Punjab, life of people is disturbed. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia has surrounded the central government over the situation in the floods due to floods in Punjab. He alleged that the central government has not taken any concrete steps yet. PM Narendra Modi himself is now coming to assess the situation. Along with this, Sisodia also demanded the Central Government to pay the outstanding money of 60 thousand crore rupees of Punjab.

Addressing a press conference on the flood situation in Punjab, ‘AAP’ leader Manish Sisodia said, “Prime Minister is coming here, this is a good thing. He spoke to the Chief Minister on the phone, after that Home Minister Amit Shah also spoke. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also visited, but no step has been taken by the central government yet.

Chandigarh: Addressing a press conference on Flood Situation in Punjab, AAP Leader Manish Sisodia Says, “My Assessment is that Relief is Needed on a Vry Large Scale Deue to ExtenseVe Flooding … So far, The Central Government has not taken any concrete steps. The prime pic.twitter.com/bsoqmuurvm

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Demand for Punjab 60 thousand crore rupees dues

The AAP leader further said, “The Prime Minister is also coming right now, my request will be that you should assess, your Union Minister has also been assessed, but finally some steps will have to be raised. The people of Punjab need help today. They will have to announce, now the official central government of Punjab owes 60 thousand crore rupees. In which 58 thousand crore rupees are of GST, rural development money. In such a situation, the legitimate money of the people of Punjab is made on the central government, give it first.

Need for very large scale relief in floods- Sisodia

Sisodia also said, “I will appeal to the Prime Minister that you are coming on September 9, the 60 thousand crore rupees of the money of Punjab should have been given to the central government in advance, if it had been money today, it would have been more speed.” My assessment is that very large scale relief is needed due to floods. This historically has a very dangerous flood and needs to think about it afresh.

Punjab is in the grip of severe floods these days. 1,996 villages in 23 districts of the state have completely submerged in water. So far 46 people have died in this natural disaster and the standing crops in 1.75 lakh hectares of agricultural land have been destroyed. Due to heavy rains, Ravi, Sutlej and Vyas rivers were boom, which made the situation further challenging.

According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the flood -affected district Gurdaspur on 9 September. They will meet the affected people and farmers directly and will take stock of the situation. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Army, Border Security Force, Punjab Police and District officials are engaged in relief and rescue work. So far, 22,854 people have been taken to a safe place. 200 relief camps have been set up across the state, where more than 7,000 displaced people have taken shelter.

Water level of Ghaggar river on danger mark

The water level of Pong Dam has reached 1,394.19 feet, which is four feet above the upper limit. The water level of Bhakra Dam was recorded at 1,678.14 feet. The water level of Ghaggar river has also reached above 750 feet.

What did Punjab Finance Minister Harpreet Singh Cheema say?

State Finance Minister Harpreet Singh Cheema described it as the most serious flood of five decades. He said that about 2,000 villages have been affected in Punjab and neighboring hill states due to heavy rains. A total of 3.87 lakh people have been affected. A 50 -year -old man died in a strong current in F IROZPUR district.

Loss of crops in 18 districts of Punjab

The flood has caused extensive agricultural loss in 18 districts. Apart from this, houses, animals and infrastructure have also suffered heavy losses. Officials are telling that relief work is going on at a war footing, 24 NDRF teams and two SDRF teams are engaged in rescue operations with 144 boats.

Along with relief and rescue operations in the state, the water level is constantly being monitored. Officials said that measures are being taken to control water flow in Pong and Bhakra Dam. This flood of Punjab is considered one of the most serious and widespread disasters ever, and relief work is going on.

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