Overview

• State loss estimates range from Rs 13,289 crore to about Rs 14,000 crore, with damage spanning rural roads, health facilities and markets alongside agriculture.
• Officials report crops damaged on roughly 1.75–1.76 lakh hectares, about 3.88 lakh people displaced and 22,938 evacuated, with 219 relief camps sheltering more than 5,400.
• Two inter-ministerial teams toured hard-hit districts and are submitting assessments, and the Union agriculture minister has delivered his report to the Prime Minister.
• Delhi sent 52 trucks of supplies and pledged Rs 5 crore to the Punjab CM’s Relief Fund, while Haryana dispatched aid convoys and announced support.
• Punjab sought a Rs 14,000 crore special package and pressed for release of Rs 60,000 crore in pending state dues, as schools and colleges begin phased reopening from September 8–9.