Overview

• Officials briefed visiting inter-ministerial teams on statewide damage as all 23 districts remain notified as flood-hit.
• Data reported Friday listed 1,902 villages inundated and more than 21,900 people evacuated, with Army, NDRF and SDRF operations ongoing.
• Farmland has suffered severe losses, with the state counting damage on roughly 1.72 lakh hectares across 18 districts and separate media tallies citing far larger areas under water.
• Bhakra Beas Management Board leaders said unprecedented inflows at Bhakra, Pong and Ranjit Sagar forced releases under rule curves, while Punjab ministers challenged dam management and rejected illegal mining as the cause.
• Government sources said the Prime Minister is set to visit flood-hit northern states and BJP dinners were canceled in view of the crisis, as neighboring Haryana reported extensive waterlogging and sent assistance to Punjab.