Punjab Government has released Rs 4.50 crore to the six flood-affected districts of the State — Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Roopnagar, Ludhiana, Moga and Ferozepur.
“The amount has been released in the ratio of Rs one crore each for Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Roopnagar while Rs 50 lakh has been issued each to Ludhiana, Moga and Ferozepur,” said the state Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar on Wednesday. He said that earlier, Rs 2.10 crore in the proportion of Rs 35 lakh to each of these districts was provided to commence the relief or rescue operations. “During the meeting of the Disaster Management group under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary on Monday, the Deputy Commissioners of the affected districts through video conference had sought more funds. In consonance with the demand, the funds have been released to them for carrying out short-term relief activities,” he said.The Minister said that the amount released is primarily for short-term tasks ranging from provision of fodder for cattle, disposal of dead animals, transit accommodation, tents, taruplins, temporary toilets, medicine, provision of dry ration, drinking water, milk powder, spray on stagnant water to recovery of debris from river banks or water.