Overview

• An inter‑ministerial central team led by Col KP Singh inspected flood damage in Jammu districts and will file a report to guide relief and reconstruction packages.
• Government sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit affected northern states, though no schedule has been announced.
• Authorities reported a breach in the Dhussi bundh on the Sutlej near Sahnewal in Ludhiana, with a temporary ring bundh holding back flows as teams reinforce weak points.
• Engineers are repairing erosion on the Ghaggar’s left embankment near Bhankarpur after discharge rose to about 100,000 cusecs earlier this week, with local volunteers assisting.
• Punjab officials report 43 deaths, 1,902 villages inundated and 21,929 people evacuated, while Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan blamed illegal mining for weakening bundhs and said he would brief the Prime Minister on losses.