Punjab govt to fully compensate for flood damage
Kishan Singh Wala (Sultanpur Lodhi):Â Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Wednesday formally started the distribution of compensation to flood-affected families, starting from Kishan Singh Wala village in Sultanpur Lodhi sub-division.
The Minister personally handed over approval letters to around 25 farmers from Kishan Singh Wala, Chak Patti Balu Bahadur, and Hussainpur Bule villages in Kapurthala district. The funds for crop and house damage have been directly credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts.
Addressing the gathering, Minister Bhullar said the relief fulfills Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann’s promise to reach affected families before Diwali. Punjab is the first state in India to provide Rs 20,000 per acre for destroyed crops, he highlighted. He added that the government will assist farmers in reclaiming cultivable land and supply wheat seeds for 5 lakh acres free of cost. 13 Cabinet Ministers are today visiting flood-hit areas statewide to distribute aid. The CM had kickstarted the drive by handing ₹5.70 crore cheques to 631 farmers in Ajnala.
With special Girdawari nearly complete, Minister Bhullar assured that the compensation will reach all victims in the coming days. In Kapurthala alone, Rs 14.50 crore has been released.
Improvement Trust Chairman Sajjan Singh Cheema thanked the CM’s government, saying: “It truly stands with people in crisis.”
AAP Kapurthala Halqa In-charge Adv Karambir Singh Chandi, Phagwara Halqa In-charge Harnoor Singh Harji Mann, Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal, ADC Navneet Kaur Bal, SDM Sultanpur Lodhi Alka Kalia and SDM Kapurthala Major Irwin Kaur, others were present.
