Punjab Governor dials MP Balbir Singh Seechewal to get updates on flood situation

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria today expressed concern over the serious flood situation in the mand areas of Sultanpur Lodhi. The Governor spoke to Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seechewal over the telephone to enquire about the condition of the flood-hit areas and voiced his concern over the worsening situation in Kapurthala.

The Governor also thanked Seechewal for serving flood victims tirelessly since the very first day of the disaster.

He also told Seechewal that he would soon come to meet the flood-affected people and review the grave situation.

During the conversation, Seechewal apprised the Governor of the miserable conditions of the victims and discussed the urgent need for immediate relief and rehabilitation measures.

Seechewal had also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that the floods be declared a national disaster. He had also written to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, urging him to raise the matter strongly with the Centre.

According to officials, the water level of the Beas today stood at 2.37 lakh cusecs. The rising water has now started posing a threat to the embankments.

Despite continuous rainfall, Sant Seechewal and his volunteers continued to deliver cooked meals, tarpaulins and other relief materials to the flood-affected families in Sultanpur Lodhi, using boats.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami also met the MP. He distributed relief material for the flood victims. Seechewal took the SGPC president by boat to the mand area settlements where the floods had caused widespread devastation.