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– \u201cShift women, children and elderly to safer places\u201d \u2013 Dr. Baljit Kaur<\/strong><\/p>\n

– \u201cGovernment ensuring every possible help for flood victims\u201d \u2013 MLA Narinder Pal Singh Sawna<\/strong><\/p>\n

– District Flood Control Room active for public assistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Rajinder Kumar) Chandigarh\/Fazilka, August 2025:<\/strong> Punjab Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur and Fazilka MLA Narinder Pal Singh Sawna today visited flood-affected villages Teja Ruhela and Chakk Ruhela, where they personally distributed relief material, including cattle feed, to support the affected families.<\/p>\n

Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that due to heavy rainfall in the hills, around 1.7 lakh cusecs of water has been released from Harike Headworks, which is expected to reach the Fazilka district through Sutlej Creek by tomorrow, further raising the water level. She appealed to residents to move women, children, and elderly people to safer places immediately.<\/p>\n

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The Minister said that, as per the directions of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government has set up relief camps across the district, while teams from Health, Animal Husbandry, Water Supply & Sanitation, and Revenue Departments are actively working in the villages. Special arrangements are being made to provide feed and medical care to pregnant women, lactating women and children.<\/p>\n

MLA Narinder Pal Singh Sawna reiterated that the Punjab Government is fully committed to extending all possible support to the affected population. He stated that ration kits, cattle feed, and green fodder are being distributed on priority, and added that the District Flood Control Room is operational and can be contacted at 01638-262153 for any assistance.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Dr. Baljit Kaur also chaired a review meeting with district officers at the District Administrative Complex to assess the ongoing relief measures and directed officials to work round-the-clock with utmost readiness.<\/p>\n

Prominent among those present were Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Dr. Mandeep Kaur, SDM Virpal Kaur, DSP Avinash Chander, and Tehsildar Jaspreet Singh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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