Punjab’s 1469 villages spreading across 19 districts are still affected by the floods resulting from the heavy rains that lashed this part of the region on July 9-10. As per the report by the state Revenue Department collated from different districts, a total of 41 people have lost their lives while 19 people have been injured due to floods in the state.
Total, 27,286 flood-affected people have been evacuated to safe places. A total of 171 relief camps are running in the state in which 1867 people are staying. Currently, a maximum 38 relief camps are in Jalandhar district.
According to the information received from different districts, a total 357 houses have been fully or severely damaged due to floods, while 741 houses have been partially damaged.
On Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s directives, various steps are being taken to keep the state’s flood-affected areas free from diseases. Fogging is being done by the district administrations in the areas where the flood water has receded and instructions have been issued to take special care of the health of the people. Special health check-up camps are being organized by the Health Department teams and minute attention is being paid to ensure cleanliness.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh is continuously visiting the flood-affected areas and holding meetings with the Deputy Commissioners and district officials. Apart from this, other ministers and MLAs are also helping the flood-affected people in their respective areas. Punjab Government is working diligently to prevent dengue and diseases spread by dirty water.
Keeping in view the people’s health, the Health Department teams are actively working in the flood-affected areas. At present, 444 Rapid Response Teams are working. The Health Department has set up 208 Medical camps in affected areas and the total OPD is 5543.
The state Animal Husbandry Department has also accelerated the vaccination drive. As per the information, on July 23, 1920 animals have been vaccinated whereas 1606 animals have been treated.
