As the relief operations continued in flood-affected Punjab, a total of 26,800 persons have been evacuated and taken to safe places, so far.
A spokesperson said that still 1441 villages have been affected by the flood till 8 am on July 21. A total of 155 relief camps are running in the state in which 4560 people are staying.
Currently, 19 districts are affected by floods including Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot.
According to the report received by the Revenue Department from different districts, a total of 40 people have lost their lives due to floods in the state. As per the information received from the Animal Husbandry Department, a total of 1746 animals treated in the state while the number of vaccinated animals is 4836.
Rescue teams of the department are working round the clock to provide treatment, supply feed, fodder and silage to the needy animals. Special flood relief camps are also being organised in affected districts.