Overview
- The singer met flood-affected families in Punjab and grew emotional while listening to an elderly woman describe her losses.
- In partnership with the NGO Initiators of Change, he pledged to rebuild several homes destroyed by the floods.
- A clip of the exchange spread widely on social media, drawing praise for his response.
- Fellow artist Shinda Kahlon joined visits in Ludhiana and assured support for families who lost everything.
- Officials describe the disaster as the worst since 1988, with 23 districts affected, over 1,900 villages submerged, crops on about 4.30 lakh acres ruined and 51-plus deaths, as the Centre advances SDRF funds, PM Kisan relief and an extra Rs 1,600 crore beyond Rs 12,000 crore previously allocated.