HM Dispatches Relief Supplies to Flood-Affected Districts
-State Machinery Working at Full Strength in Flood-Hit Areas: Minister
Patiala, August 29:
Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Dr. Balbir Singh today urged Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Central Government to come forward wholeheartedly to support states severely affected by floods.
The Minister was speaking to the media at Patiala after flagging off trucks carrying ration and fodder for flood-hit districts. He was accompanied by Mayor Kundan Gogiya, District Planning Committee Chairman Tejinder Mehta, Improvement Trust Chairman Megh Chand Shermajra, and ADC Amrinder Singh Tiwana.
Dr. Balbir Singh said that several states are currently facing the devastation of floods and this is a time to provide urgent relief, not to indulge in politics. He appealed to the Centre to announce an immediate relief package and send Union Ministers to visit flood-hit areas to stand with the people in this difficult hour. Appreciating the efforts of social organizations and NRIs, he said their support for the affected families is highly commendable.
Highlighting the State Government’s response, Dr. Balbir Singh said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, along with cabinet ministers, is personally supervising relief operations. He added that the Punjab Government’s machinery is fully mobilized to provide timely assistance, with the Health Department ensuring adequate supply of medicines, equipment, and preventive awareness against waterborne diseases.
He informed that over 450 emergency response teams, 323 medical teams, and 174 ambulances are working round-the-clock in flood-hit regions. Alongside healthcare, the government is ensuring the availability of clean drinking water, ration supplies, and fodder for livestock. From every constituency in Patiala district, relief material is being dispatched to support those in need.
On the occasion, AAP District President Tejinder Mehta, BDPO Sukhwinder Singh Tiwana, Market Committee Chairman Balkar Singh Gajjumajra, District Secretary Amit Dabi, Trade Wing Secretary Sanjeev Gupta, Mukhtiar Gill, Vinod Singla, Sumit Takeja, Ravel Sidhu, Amarjit Singh, Angrez Singh, Rajinder Mohan and a large number of AAP volunteers also participated.
