New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke to Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to review the flood situation in the state, officials said.
During the telephonic conversation, the Governor and the Chief Minister briefed Shah about the prevailing conditions and the steps taken by the administration for rescue and relief of the affected people. Shah assured them of all possible assistance from the Centre.
Several districts of Punjab are reeling under floods triggered by continuous rainfall. The state government on Sunday extended school holidays till September 3.
According to officials, Punjab received 253.7 mm of rainfall in August — 74 per cent more than normal and the highest in 25 years. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mann said Punjab is facing its worst flood disaster in decades, impacting nearly 1,000 villages and lakhs of people.
