Punjab declares Disaster Hit State; Chief Secretary direct DCs to act under Disaster Management Act
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 3,2025
Punjab government has declared Punjab as a Disaster State as all the 23 districts are affected by floods. The Chief Secretary has directed the DCs to act under Disaster Management Act.
This declaration formally acknowledges the severe disruption, provides legal authority to activate emergency response plans, and mobilizes resources to address widespread loss of life, property damage, or environmental degradation beyond the community’s ability to cope on its own.
Punjab floods have severely impacted 23 districts in Punjab, affecting over 1,400 villages and more than 350,000 people. Pathankot has reported the highest number of deaths with six, followed by Ludhiana with four. Three individuals remain missing in Pathankot. Rescue and relief operations are underway, with 19,597 people evacuated from affected areas. A total of 174 relief camps have been set up. The NDRF has deployed 23 teams across various districts, including six each in Gurdaspur and Amritsar, and three each in Firozpur and Fazilka.
The Himachal Pradesh government had also declared the rain-battered entire state as “disaster affected” under Section 34 of the National Disaster Management Act, following widespread devastation caused by incessant monsoon rains, landslides and cloudbursts.
