Shivraj Singh Chouhan today visited the flood-affected areas of Punjab. The Union Minister went to Ghonewal village in Amritsar district, Begowal in Kapurthala district, Dharamkot Randhawa village and Behrampur village in Gurdaspur district, interacted with the farmers and inspected the crop losses by stepping into water-filled fields. During the visit, the farmers informed the Union Minister about heavy loss to crops and shared their grievances.
Governor of Punjab Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, also paid a courtesy visit to the Union Minister at Amritsar airport and handed over a detailed report on the floods.
While visiting flood-affected areas, Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the situation is very grim and the crisis is dreadful. Due to the deluge, the crops are submerged and completely destroyed and ruined, and 1,400 villages are completely affected. “Floodwater has inundated the fields here since August 26. The water of Ravi is still flowing into the fields. There is no soil under the feet, only silt, which has accumulated. This crops have been completely destroyed, and there is also a crisis on the next crop. The pain and loss cannot be estimated. It’s heartbreaking to see the situation. But we will definitely bring our farmer brothers and sisters out of this problem. This is challenging, but every possible effort will be made and complete help will be provided to deliver relief,” the Minister said.
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