NEW DELHI: As floodwaters recede in Punjab, the focus has shifted from relief to rehabilitation—and the Mann government has placed health at the core of its strategy. On September 14, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a state-wide health campaign, promising to reach every household in 2,303 flood-affected villages with medical care.
For the first time, people are witnessing a government not just issuing orders but working directly on the ground. Teams of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and volunteers are setting up health camps in villages, while ASHA workers are visiting households door-to-door to check on families and provide medicines. Temporary medical centers have been set up in schools, panchayat buildings, and anganwadis where hospitals are not available.
The campaign ensures access to essential medicines—ORS, fever tablets, first-aid supplies, Dettol, and malaria-dengue testing kits. Each household will be visited at least once by September 20, with no breaks even on Sundays. If children, elderly, or women require urgent care, doctors and medicines are being arranged on the spot.
Chief Minister Mann is personally monitoring the campaign, supported by cabinet ministers, MLAs, district in-charges, and party volunteers. From morning till evening, health camps are operating daily, reflecting what Mann calls “public service, not formality.”
Unprecedented efforts are also underway to prevent post-flood epidemics. For the next 21 days, fogging and spraying will be carried out in every village to control mosquitoes. Teams are inspecting water sources house-to-house, while medical officers at block levels are responsible for daily reporting online.
The campaign has mobilized more than 550 ambulances, 85 essential medicines, and 23 medical utility items. MBBS doctors, nursing staff, and pharmacy teams from large hospitals have joined the mission. The government has directed that no shortage of staff or resources will be allowed to slow the drive.
With health services, sanitation, and relief reaching villages directly, the campaign is winning appreciation across Punjab. Residents say they feel for the first time that the government is standing firmly with them in crisis.
“The Mann government is proving that responsibility is not a burden but an opportunity to serve,” a villager said at a health camp.
As Punjab rebuilds after the floods, the message from the people is clear: the Aam Aadmi Party government has earned their trust—through work, not words.
