Visit Punjab Just As Home Minister Visited Jammu: Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

Punjab Flood: MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Writes To PM Modi Seeking Special Package  Latest News: Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Member of Parliament from Sangrur on September 1, wrote to PM Modi seeking a special relief package for Punjab, as it is hit by the worst floods of the past 50 years, the government said in a press release.

He has demanded an interim relief of Rs 20,000 crore immediately and a comprehensive package after completion of the assessment of the remaining damage.

Additionally, MP has also demanded that the Centre immediately release Punjab’s pending funds of 60,000 crore rupees, for which Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has already urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene immediately.

“It is now the duty of the center to help Punjab, which feeds the country,” the press release read.

Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has stated that the country's food reserves will be negatively impacted due to floods in Punjab, as thousands of acres of farming land are underwater that too at a time when the harvesting season was at its peak.

She added that the loss of animals in the flood has negatively impacted the ancillary businesses of dairy farming and animal husbandry.

She further stated that due to continuous rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the water level in the Ranjit Sagar Dam rose by 25 feet in the last 10 days as the Ravi River was flooded, resulting in the release of more water than it did in 1988. Consequently, around 300 villages in three districts of the Majha region have come under the grip of floods.

Similarly, due to the rising water level in Pong Dam, the release of water into the Beas River has caused floods in many villages of Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur districts. In Himachal Pradesh, heavy rains have raised the water level in the Bhakra Dam, severely affecting the districts located along the Sutlej river, she reasoned out.

Due to the rain that has been falling since yesterday, a high alert has been issued along the Ghaggar River. In addition, continuous rainfall is being witnessed in Punjab, which has extended into September as well, she added.

Therefore in the view of the devastation in the state, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Member of Parliament from Sangrur, in his letter addressed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he demanded a special central package for Punjab.

The package includes adequate compensation to the flood-affected families, reconstruction of damaged infrastructure, including the irrigation system, and repair of river banks.

“Along with permanent management of Ghaggar, the banks of the rivers should be strengthened to at least four and a half feet,” it added.

Visit Punjab Just As Home Minister Visited Jammu: Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has also appealed to the Prime Minister that just as the Union Home Minister visited Jammu and Kashmir, similarly, senior leaders posted in the Central Government should visit Punjab so that they can see the damage occured at the ground level themselves.

Home Minister Amit Shah Visits Flood and Cloudburst-Affected Areas in Jammu Today

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (1 September) visited the cloudburst and flood-affected areas in Jammu. He visited the Tawi Bridge and the damage caused by the flood.

After visiting Tawi, the home minister in a post on X, said, “The Modi government stands firmly with the affected people and will make all efforts to help them.”

He also visited Chak Mangu, a village affected by the recent floods in Jammu. “Relief and rescue operations are being carried out in full swing by disaster response forces, along with assisting in medical care to the affected people. The Modi govt is committed to taking adequate measures for the rehabilitation of the affected people,” Amit Shah said after the visit, in a post on X.

Punjab’s Higher Education Institutions to Remain Closed Till September 3

Punjab’s Higher and Technical Education Minister, S. Harjot Singh Bains, on Monday announced that in view of the heavy rainfall and flood situation, all higher education institutions in the state, including colleges, universities, and polytechnic institutes, will remain closed till September 3, 2025.

S. Bains said this decision has been taken to ensure the safety of students and staff. He added that the responsibility for the care and safety of hostel residents lies with the respective educational institutions. They will take necessary measures to deal with any situation that may arise during this challenging time and will provide essential services.

S. Harjot Singh Bains also appealed to everyone to strictly follow the directions issued by the district administration and the state government. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab government is committed to ensuring the welfare of its citizens, especially students, and is keeping a close watch on the situation.

Meanwhile, schools also remain closed in the state till August 3rd as rain continues to lash the state and flood devastations continue. 

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