Punjab Govt Allocates Fuel & Gas Reserves to Meet Flood Emergencies

NEW DELHI: In the wake of devastating floods across Punjab, the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department has announced a major allocation of essential fuel and gas reserves to ensure uninterrupted emergency services.

The state has allotted 33,000 litres of petrol and 46,500 litres of diesel reserves, distributed across petrol pumps, along with 1,320 gas cylinders on a per-agency basis.

District-Wise Allocation

Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said the move is aimed at meeting urgent contingencies and ensuring relief operations run smoothly. Key allocations include:

• Amritsar: 4,000 litres petrol, 4,000 litres diesel, 50 gas cylinders

• Barnala: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,500 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Bathinda: 1,500 litres petrol, 3,000 litres diesel, 25 cylinders

• Faridkot: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Ferozepur & Fazilka: 1,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders each

• Fatehgarh Sahib: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Gurdaspur: 2,000 litres petrol, 3,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Hoshiarpur: 500 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Jalandhar: 500 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 100 cylinders

• Kapurthala: 500 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Ludhiana: 1,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Malerkotla: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 25 cylinders

• Mansa: 1,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Moga: 1,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 100 cylinders

• Patiala: 2,000 litres petrol, 3,000 litres diesel, 65 cylinders

• Pathankot: 2,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Rupnagar: 2,000 litres petrol, 3,000 litres diesel, 100 cylinders

• S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali): 2,000 litres petrol, 3,000 litres diesel, 80 cylinders

• S.B.S. Nagar: 2,000 litres petrol, 2,000 litres diesel, 100 cylinders

• Sri Muktsar Sahib: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 25 cylinders

• Sangrur: 1,000 litres petrol, 1,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

• Tarn Taran: 3,000 litres petrol, 4,000 litres diesel, 50 cylinders

Govt’s Commitment to Relief

Minister Kataruchak reiterated that the state government is fully committed to rendering all possible assistance to people during the flood crisis. The allocation, he said, ensures that relief operations, rescue missions, and supply of essentials are not hampered due to shortage of fuel or cooking gas.

The move underlines Punjab’s preparedness to meet emergency needs while extending comprehensive support to flood-affected citizens.