Overview

• Six more deaths were recorded in 24 hours, raising the toll to 43 as 247 additional villages were flooded.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann developed a viral fever, skipped a planned joint tour with Arvind Kejriwal, and was advised rest at home.
• Mann continued issuing updates and was reported to be improving, with no plans to postpone Friday’s cabinet meeting.
• Kejriwal visited the chief minister at his residence and then inspected flood-hit Sultanpur Lodhi after a route change from Patiala.
• Mann announced deployment of a gazetted officer to every affected village to ensure direct contact for faster relief, while AAP leaders and the CM have conducted multiple field inspections in recent days.