Centre and State Need to Act Urgently in Punjab

North India has been overwhelmed by floods, particularly Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

- Ajai Sahni Executive Director, Institute for Conflict Management, South Asia Terrorism Portal

Through August, Punjab, on both sides of the Indo-Pak border, faced its worst flooding in nearly four decades. On the Indian side, over 1,655 villages and 3.55 lakh people were affected, with at least 37 reported deaths and 3,71,475 acres of farmland submerged, destroying standing crops. All 23 districts of the state were declared 'flood affected'.