Punjab Guv Kataria dials Seechewal to review flood situation in Kapurthala

State Governor Gulab Chand Kataria today expressed deep concern over the serious flood situation in the Mand areas of Sultanpur Lodhi.

The Governor spoke with Rajya Sabha Member Balbir Singh Seechewal over the telephone to inquire 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 told Seechewal that he would soon come to meet the flood-affected people and personally review the grave situation.

During the conversation, Rajya Sabha Member Sant 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 in Punjab be declared a national calamity. He had also written to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, urging him to raise the matter strongly with the Central Government.

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

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

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President S Harjinder Singh Dhami also met the RS 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. On Saturday, head of the Namdhari Sampardaye Satguru Uday Singh, also met Seechewal and assured support for the flood-hit people.