Overview
- Relief kits were distributed across Amritsar, Patiala, Fazilka and Firozpur, covering 1,500 households with medicines, hygiene items, food, mosquito nets, tarpaulins, folding beds and mattresses.
- Meer Foundation formalized a collaboration with Voice of Amritsar to adopt two villages in Amritsar, supplying essentials such as beds, mattresses, gas stoves, fans and water purifiers for roughly 500 homes.
- VOA’s on‑ground work is supported by doctors from AIIMS who are providing medical aid in Amritsar and Gurdaspur, with additional assistance from Kolkata’s Care Foundation.
- Shah Rukh Khan visited flood‑hit areas in Amritsar and described severe losses including swept‑away cattle and destroyed rice crops as residents assess the damage.
- Earlier celebrity support continues to supplement official relief, with Salman Khan’s Being Human dispatching five rescue boats and Akshay Kumar pledging ₹5 crore for rehabilitation efforts.