Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
India

Will compensate for rainfall loss, says Punjab CM

Darpan News Desk IANS, 12 Jul, 2023 11:45 AM
  • Will compensate for rainfall loss, says Punjab CM

Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the government would compensate the people of loss incurred by them on account of heavy and incessant rainfall across the state.

The Chief Minister said he is monitoring the situation every moment by taking regular updates from across the state.

He said a regular contact is being kept through district administrations regarding the level of water and the relief measures being carried out in districts.

Mann said the government is duty bound to help the people in this hour of grave crisis and no stone is being left unturned for this noble cause.

The Chief Minister said succour is being provided even to the last person at the far-flung areas. He said special thrust is being laid to ensure relief in the worst affected areas so that people do not face any sort of problem.

He said all dams in the state are safe and water is flowing below the danger mark. He expressed hope that by Wednesday evening the situation in the state will improve considerably by all means.

The Chief Minister said already all Cabinet Ministers, MLAs and the officers are in their respective areas and reaching out to the needy people in this hour of grave crisis.

The Chief Minister said an elaborate mechanism has been put in place to safeguard the life and property of people from the increasing level of water.

MORE India ARTICLES

Delhi HC junks plea challenging blanket ban on firecrackers

Delhi HC junks plea challenging blanket ban on firecrackers
Two petitioners, engaged in storing and selling of green crackers, approached the High Court challenging the Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) order to completely ban the manufacture, storage, sale, and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers till next year in the capital city. The plea stated that the air quality in New Delhi has been moderate or better at least since August 15 this year. 

Delhi HC junks plea challenging blanket ban on firecrackers

Tharoor's stock rises with 12% votes in Congress presidential polls

Tharoor's stock rises with 12% votes in Congress presidential polls
Meanwhile, according to sources in the know of things, Tharoor, who got 16 members from Kerala to put their signature in his nomination form, has managed to secure 130 votes out of the 297 votes from his home state, which is a very tall figure given the fact practically all the bigwigs from Kerala stood rock stock and barrel for Malikarjuna Kharge, who beat Tharoor by a mile.

Tharoor's stock rises with 12% votes in Congress presidential polls

Punjab to supply more milk to Delhi, says CM Mann

Punjab to supply more milk to Delhi, says CM Mann
"This is a revolutionary step aimed at supplementing the income of the farmers to bail them out from the agrarian crisis," he said after inaugurating Verka's newly-built milk processing and butter plant here. The Chief Minister said that the state government has inked an agreement with the Delhi government in this regard.

Punjab to supply more milk to Delhi, says CM Mann

Moosewala murder: Gangster, who fled from Punjab Police, nabbed by Delhi Police from Ajmer

Moosewala murder: Gangster, who fled from Punjab Police, nabbed by Delhi Police from Ajmer
Five grenades and two automatic pistols were also recovered from the possession of Deepak alias Teenu, a resident of Haryana's Bhiwani. Police said that Deepak, a member of Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi-Sampat Nehra gang

Moosewala murder: Gangster, who fled from Punjab Police, nabbed by Delhi Police from Ajmer

Bodies of two children, kidnapped from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi, found in Delhi

Bodies of two children, kidnapped from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi, found in Delhi
"During investigation, the Rajasthan Police's Crime Branch nabbed three accused, who had also demanded a ransom from the victims' families," said a senior police official. "On sustained interrogation, the accused confessed to having killed the children and dumping the bodies in a jungle behind Qutub Minar metro station," he said.

Bodies of two children, kidnapped from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi, found in Delhi

DGCA begins probe into Kedarnath chopper crash, death toll rises to 7

DGCA begins probe into Kedarnath chopper crash, death toll rises to 7
Aviation regulator DGCA has launched a probe into the Kedarnath helicopter crash in which seven people, including the pilot, were killed on Tuesday.  The helicopter, carrying pilgrims, crashed after takeoff from the Kedarnath shrine near Garud Chatti in Rudraprayag at around 11.40 a.m.

DGCA begins probe into Kedarnath chopper crash, death toll rises to 7