CM Bhagwant Mann to hold meeting on Friday to review flood situation in Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hold a high-level meeting with senior officers at his residence on Friday to further expedite relief and rescue operations in the wake of the floods.

Mann was discharged from Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Thursday, days after he was hospitalised following exhaustion and low heart rate.

Doctors said he was in good health and his vital parameters were stable.

The CM will hold the meeting on September 12 to review the flood situation and accelerate the pace of relief, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts, said an official release.

Deputy Commissioners of the flood-affected areas will join the meeting via video-conference, while secretaries and the Chief Secretary will attend in person at his residence, it said.

The meeting will focus on the provision of medical facilities, compensation, and concrete measures to tackle the ongoing flood situation.