Rahul Gandhi’s Punjab Visit: Departing from Amritsar Airport for Ajnala, will meet flood victims; will also go to Gurdaspur-Pathankot.
Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, has reached Punjab. He is currently travelling to Ajnala from Amritsar Airport to speak with flood victims. Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the president of the Punjab Congress, is driving the automobile that Rahul Gandhi is in. Partap Singh Bajwa, the assembly’s Leader of the Opposition, is also in attendance. Rahul Gandhi will travel to Pathankot and Gurdaspur as well.
Flood statistics: The floods have impacted 2,097 communities in 23 districts. About 1,91,926 individuals have been impacted, and in 15 districts, 52 people have lost their lives.
Punjab was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to evaluate the flood situation. According to the headline, “PM Modi announces a package of 1600 crores for flood-affected Punjab.”
According to the article, the prime minister provided ₹1600 crore in financial aid for the state following an aerial reconnaissance of the areas devastated by flooding. This sum is on top of the ₹12,000 crore that the state’s disaster fund currently has available. The Prime Minister offered an ex-gratia payment of ₹2 lakh for the deceased’s next of kin and ₹50,000 for the badly injured, according to the article. Additionally, he declared that the PM CARES for Children program will provide orphaned children with all-encompassing assistance.
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