Joti Foundation adopts 14 Border Villages for Long-Term Recovery, directly supporting 12,000+ citizens
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 27,2025
After 25 days of continuous flood operations in Fazilka’s border belt, Joti Foundation, with the culmination of the first phase of relief operations, has transitioned from emergency rescue to recovery and long-term resilience, formally adopting 14 flood-affected villages for reconstruction, rehabilitation, and disaster preparedness.
During the first 15 days, Joti Foundation led extensive rescue boat operations, working 8–9 hours daily to evacuate stranded families and livestock, deliver first aid, provide emergency relief, and even conduct snake rescues. Assessments show that the floods have impacted 12,988 people, affected 3,309 households, submerged 7,365 acres of farmland, and endangered over 8,000 livestock.
With waters now receding, the foundation has launched the second phase of relief and recovery. Over 4,500 family relief kits have been distributed, directly supporting 10,000+ citizens across 14 villages. Medical teams are mapping urgent needs to prevent outbreaks of malaria, dengue, and diarrhoeal diseases, while disinfection drives — fogging, chlorination, and water sample testing are underway.
In the border village of Gulaba Baini, Joti Foundation has reopened the school, carrying out maintenance, sanitisation, fogging, installation of solar lights, and removal of mud and silt — ensuring children can safely return to education.
Ajit Brar, Founder of Joti Foundation, who has been personally leading operations said, “When you are in a rescue boat and see families waving from rooftops for food and water, you realise this is not just statistics — it is survival. Relief is urgent, but resilience is essential. ”
Looking ahead, Phase III will anchor long-term recovery. Joti Foundation has engaged architects to design flood- and disaster-resilient infrastructure and is preparing community-led programmes for disaster training and preparedness. The vision is to build sustainable, disaster-ready communities, with special focus on the most vulnerable sections of society.
The Strategic partnerships have already been mobilised in order to ensure long term relief to the beleaguered populace. In this connection, Zomato has committed long-term ration support for all 14 adopted villages while SEEDS India has provided shelter, utensil and WASH kits and is in discussions on long-term resilience initiatives.
The Chairperson, Joti Foundation Prabkiran Brar articulated that apart from providing material relief to the flood ravaged people, the main motive is the trauma healing of the children who have seen the floods wreaking havoc before their eyes.
It would not be out of place here to mention that the Joti Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation committed to water security, environmental
sustainability, disaster resilience, and community health in Punjab and beyond. Through evidence-based interventions and strong community partnerships, the foundation works to deliver both immediate relief and long-term resilience.
