Punjab Government set up control rooms in all 23 districts to deal with flood like situation: Bram Shanker Jimpa

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has set up control rooms in all 23 districts to deal with the flood like situation during the monsoon season and the District Revenue Officers have been appointed as the Nodal Officers of these control rooms.

While providing information in this regard, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister, Punjab, Bram Shanker Jimpa said that all arrangements have been made by the Punjab Government to control the flood like situation during the monsoon season. He said that as per the instructions issued by CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, financial assistance has already been released to all the Deputy Commissioners for cleaning of torrents, choes, drains etc. and the cleaning work has been completed by the districts but in case of any untoward incident, people can contact the control rooms set up to provide help.

It is worth noting that the helpline number of Amritsar control room is 0183-2229125 while Barnala’s 01679-233031, Bathinda’s 0164-2862100,101, Faridkot’s 01639-250338, Fatehgarh Sahib’s 0176-323838, Fazilka’s 01638-262153, Ferozepur’s 01632 -244017, Gurdaspur’s 01874-266376, Hoshiarpur’s 01882-220412, Jalandhar’s 0181-2224417, Kapurthala’s 01822-231990, 297220, 233776 and Ludhiana’s helpline numbers 0161-2433100 have been issued.

Similarly for Malerkotla 01675-253772, for Mansa 01652-229082, for Moga 01636-235206, for Sri Muktsar Sahib 01633-260341, for Patiala 0175-2311321, for Rupnagar 01881-221157, for Sangrur 01672-234196, S.A.S. Nagar’s 0172-2219506 , S.B.S. Nagar’s 01823-220645 and for Tarn Taran control room helpline number is 01852-224107.

Bram Shanker Jimpa said that these control rooms are functional 24×7 and people can contact these helpline numbers at any time in the hour of crisis and it will be ensured that all possible assistance is provided to them by the administrative officials.