NO NEED TO PANIC AS SITUATION UNDER CONTROL: CM TO PEOPLE AFTER VISITING BHAKRA DAM
SAYS STATE GOVERNMENT KEEPING A STRICT VIGIL OVER THE SITUATION, WATER LEVEL AT BHAKRA DAM BELOW DANGER MARK SAYS IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT WAS A ‘CASH COW’ FOR CORRUPT NEXUS IN PAST BUT NOW THINGS ARE BEING STREAMLINED STATE GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE BLUEPRINT FOR COPING UP WITH SUCH SITUATION IN THE FUTURE PAYS HOMAGE […]
On the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Govt Machinery working round the clock in flood affected areas
– More than 27K people shifted to safer places – 4871 people are staying in 170 relief camps – Distribution of dry food packets continues, 22,896 dry food packets distributed in Rupnagar and 64,000 in Patiala Chandigarh, July 23(PRESS ki Taquat) In order to save precious human lives and property as per the directions of […]
REGULARLY KEEPING AN EYE OVER THE FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE: CM
REITERATES THE FIRM COMMITMENT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO BAIL OUT PEOPLE EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THE NGOS AND SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS FOR DOING EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF MANKIND ASSERTS STATE GOVERNMENT WILL COMPENSATE PEOPLE FOR LOSS OF EVERY SINGLE PENNY Chandigarh, July 20(Press Ki Taqaut) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday reiterated the firm commitment of […]
Meet Hayer instructs to speed up the work of plugging in Rivers
Water Resources Minister takes stock of flood situation Situation arose due to record rainfall within two days compared to the month of July On the Chief Minister’s directions, status of dams, rivers and canals is being continuously monitored: Meet Hayer Chandigarh, July 20(Press Ki Taquat) The Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Thursday […]
Punjab restored 83 percent of flood-affected water supply schemes: Jimpa
Chandigarh, July 19(Press Ki Taquat) Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa has informed that more than 83 percent of the water supply schemes of the villages affected by floods have been repaired. He said that 368 water supply schemes of south, north and central zone were affected due to flood and 308 […]
Punjab State Food Commission to learn from best practices of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for amending Punjab Food Security Rules 2016
Accords approval to minimum wage rates for outsourced employees of Commission Chandigarh, July 19(Press Ki Taquat) With a view to adopt the best practices for further streamlining the food security mechanism, the Punjab State Food Commission (PSFC) has taken the initiative of amending Punjab Food Security Rules, 2016 on the pattern of Andhra Pradesh […]
Advisory issued in Punjab’s Gurdaspur after water released in Ujh river
The Ujh river in Jammu, after crossing Pathankot, merges into the Ravi at Makora Patan in Gurdaspur district Gurdaspur, July 19(Press Ki Taquat) The district administration in Punjab’s Gurdaspur on Wednesday issued an advisory, asking people living near the Ravi river to remain vigilant after 2.6 lakh cusecs of water was released in the Ujh […]
35 villages of Samana, Shutrana hit hard by flood
Patiala, July 15(Press Ki Taquat) Over 35 villages of Samana and Shutrana of Patiala district continue to bear the brunt of the overflowing Ghaggar. Farmers are facing losses as water has flooded their fields and houses. Officials of the Drainage Department said the Tangri and Mankanda rivers were in spate. These are tributaries of the […]
POWERCOM STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO RESTORE POWER SUPPLY IN FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS: HARBHAJAN SINGH ETO
Chandigarh, July 15(Press Ki Taquta) Punjab Power and Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Friday informed that the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has decided to keep all its store offices open on this Saturday and Sunday for the purpose of restoring uninterrupted power supply in the flood affected areas of the state as […]