Overview

• Bhagwant Mann called current Ministry of Home Affairs disaster norms grossly inadequate for the scale of losses in Punjab.
• He requested at least ₹50,000 per acre for crop damage and higher ex-gratia, including ₹8 lakh for deaths and up to ₹5 lakh for severe disability.
• The chief minister said floods have hit more than 1,300 villages and submerged nearly three lakh acres of farmland, with heavy livestock losses reported.
• He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah spoke with him, and he has written to the Prime Minister seeking intervention.
• Mann argued central riders are limiting payouts despite available SDRF funds and asked for the release of ₹60,000 crore he says is pending for Punjab.