CHANDIGARH: The state government today said over 10 per cent of the state’s villages are affected by floods.
A government press release said 1,390 villages in 14 districts were still affected by floods. These are Patiala, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali and Sangrur.
Apart from that, 25,160 people had been evacuated to safer places. A total of 164 relief camps were running in which 3,331 people were staying. The maximum 56 relief camps are in Jalandhar district.
According to the report received by the Revenue Department from different districts, 29 persons have lost their lives while three are still missing.
He said more than 72,000 dry food packets had been distributed in Patiala (52,000) and Rupnagar (20,030) alone.