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100% Road Connectivity, Power & Water Supply Restored in Flood-Affected Areas: Harjot Singh Bains

By TNI Team September 12, 2025 AAP volunteers Animal Husbandry Department Bela Dhiani Bela Shiv Singh Cabinet Minister Chandigarh Compensation disinfectant spraying Education electric poles essential items flood-affected villages fodder distribution fogging Girdawari exercise Harjot Singh Bains Harsa Bela Information & Public Relations livestock medical teams motorable bridge natural disaster NDRF boats panchayat members Patti Dulchi power supply punjab relief shelters Revenue Department road connectivity sarpanches Singhpur-Plaasi Sri Anandpur Sahib transformers vaccination drive Water Supply Water Supply and Sanitation Department wooden bridge youth clubs

Flood-affected villages in Sri Anandpur Sahib have restored road, power, and water supply. Villagers are returning home after fogging and disinfection. A new motorable bridge will replace the damaged wooden bridge. Compensation will be disbursed based on Girdawari reports. Relief efforts include free medical aid, fodder distribution, and vaccination drives.

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Sant Seechewal Leads From the Front in Punjab Flood Relief

By TNI Team September 9, 2025 000 acres 15 46 villages AAP MP animals rescued August floods Baupur Mand Beas river BHAGWANT MANN children rescued commitment community support compassion disaster relief displacement England trip cancelled farmers farmland submerged flood aid Flood Relief flood relief boat flood victims food distribution Harbhajan Singh homes submerged hope livestock machinery saved Mand region medicines punjab floods Punjab Water Resources Minister Rajya Sabha rescue operations resilience river course change Sant Seechewal Sarbat da Bhala service solidarity Stranded Families villagers’ trust villages affected Water Supply welfare of all

In flood-ravaged Mand, Punjab, MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has tirelessly aided affected families for weeks. He built a boat to rescue livestock and equipment, provided food and water, and personally helped villagers. His dedication, unlike brief visits from other leaders, earned trust and inspired service.

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Punjab Floods: Mann Government Extends Relief to Animals, Saves Over 5 Lakh

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 090 quintals fodder 12 158 boats 160 pigs dead 170 quintals feed 18 2.52 lakh animals affected 22 27 Army columns 304 poultry birds dead 5 5.16 lakh animals 5.88 lakh poultry affected 504 cattle dead 534 animals treated 73 sheep goats dead 9 helicopters Amritsar animal feed Animal Husbandry animal rescue animal welfare Barnala Bathinda BHAGWANT MANN buffaloes Cattle compassion control rooms Dairy Development disaster relief Dr. Amarjeet Kaur Drones dry fodder Evacuation Fazilka ferozepur fisheries Flood Relief floods fodder goats green fodder Gurchan Singh Gurdaspur Gurmeet Singh Khuddian Hardeep Singh Mundian helpline 0172-5086064 Hoshiarpur humanity jalandhar Kalgidhar Trust kapurthala Leadership livestock Mann government Moga pathankot patiala pharmacists pigs poultry poultry sheds punjab quintals Rahul Bhandari rescue operations Rs 31.50 lakh Rupnagar Sasrali sheep Tarn Taran Tarunpreet Singh Sond veterinary inspectors veterinary officers veterinary teams

NEW DELHI: In one of the most compassionate responses to a natural disaster, the Punjab government has extended its flood relief operations beyond humans to…

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Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 Aam aadmi Party AAP Accountability agriculture Bhagwant Singh Mann BJP-led Union Government boats centre citizens CM Relief Fund deaths Disaster Response displaced citizens Evacuation Excise and Taxation Department farmland finance minister financial aid Flood Crisis floods Ghaggar river GST compensation Harpal Singh Cheema helicopter homes Illegal Mining Infrastructure justice livestock MDF MLAs mps ndrf Pending Dues photo-op visits Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi punjab Punjab government rainfall RDF relief camps relief measures rescue operations Revenue Department SDRF support Union Government urgent relief villages

Punjab faces its worst floods in 50 years, impacting over 4 lakh people and damaging farmland. The state government is providing relief, but Finance Minister Cheema accuses the central government of ignoring Punjab’s plight and withholding funds while demanding immediate financial aid.

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Punjab Agriculture Minister Seeks Urgent Relief as 4 Lakh Acres Submerged in Floods

By TNI Team September 5, 2025 000 crore 000 per acre 4 lakh acres 800 per acre agricultural infrastructure Agriculture Minister Amritsar central food pool centre Compensation crop damage Crops devastation economic backbone farmers farmland financial package floods food security Gurdaspur Gurmeet Singh Khudian harvest season kapurthala livestock Market Development Fund MDF paddy fields pending funds punjab RDF relief package Rural Development Fund rural economy Shivraj Singh Chouhan special package Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport submerged Union Agriculture Minister Union Government ₹50 ₹6 ₹8

Punjab’s agriculture minister appealed to the central government for immediate flood relief, including a financial package and increased compensation for farmers. Over 4 lakh acres of farmland were submerged, causing extensive damage to crops, livestock, and the rural economy. He requested ₹50,000 per acre in compensation and the release of pending funds.

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Sowing Change, Reaping Atmanirbharta: Women Leading India’s Agri-Future

By TNI Team September 4, 2025 Agri Entrepreneurs agri-tech startups agricultural extension agricultural reform agricultural universities agricultural value chain Atmanirbhar Bharat 2047 Atmanirbhar Krishi branding brazil caregiving certification chemical reduction childcare facilities climate resilience climate-smart agriculture coffee cooperatives community resilience cooperative leadership credit credit access crop insurance dairy cooperatives decision-making delta region demonstration plots digital advisories digital agriculture Digital Inclusion digital platforms diversified entrepreneurship e-commerce e-market platforms Education enabling women to lead equity ergonomic tools erratic rains export production extension workers farm yields farmer producer organisations food processing food production food security fuelwood gender imbalance gender justice gender lens ginger growers Global Competitiveness global value chains Government of India government schemes harvesting Himachal horticulture exports household management inclusive food systems inclusive growth inclusiveness incomes Indian agriculture Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)institutional procurement invisible hands irrigation Kenya kerala land management land ownership Land Rights livestock maharashtra mandis market linkages market-linked systems marketing matrilineal traditions Meghalaya millet cultivation Mission Krishi Nari Shakti 2047 MoA&FW mobile payment mushroom cultivation mustard field Nagaland North East nutritional diversity Odisha organic certification organic produce paddy fields pest management pest outbreaks Phek district policy frameworks Policy Reforms policy shift premium markets productivity punjab RAJASTHAN Recognition rental hubs research institutions resilience resources rural haats Rwanda Sangrur school feeding programmes seed preservation Sikkim skill-building smallholder farmers soil fertility sowing spices spousal land titles subsistence farming sugarcane Sushma Singh sustainability Tamil Nadu technology access training transparency transport support turmeric producers Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission uttarakhand value-driven systems vegetables Viksit Krishi visible leaders vision 2047 water weather forecasts weeding wicker basket women farmers women producer companies women scientists women-friendly mechanization women-led agri-enterprises

Indian women farmers are essential to food production but face limited resources. Empowering them through land rights, credit, and tailored agricultural support can boost yields and national food security. Policy changes and a national mission are crucial for their leadership and building a resilient, inclusive, and competitive agricultural sector by 2047.

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Flash Floods Devastate Ramban, 3 Killed, NH-44 Blocked

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 21, 2025 Arjun Singh Raju Army Bagna village Banihal Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary Bowli Bazar Chingam civil departments cloudburst connectivity disruption debris Dharam Kund educational institutions closed Flash Floods food distribution Gool subdivision horticultural losses Indian Army aid Jammu & Kashmir Traffic Police Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Kashmir Valley Kela Morh Kishtwar landslides livestock Mani Ram Maroog medical support Mehar Cafeteria misinformation mudflows Muhammad Aquib Ahmed Muhammad Hanief Muhammad Saqib Ahmed Nashri ndrf NGOs NH-244 NH-44 NH-44 Blocked Padder route Panthial Police power grid collapse ramban Ramban town Ramsoo relief operations rescue operations rescue teams safety advisories Sajjad Shaheen SDRF Seri Shan Palace SSP Kulbir Singh stranded travelers stream overflow structural damage Surinder Choudhary telecommunication disruption torrential downpour Traffic Advisory trucks

SRINAGAR: A violent cloudburst followed by torrential downpours wreaked havoc in Bagna village of Ramban district during the night between April 19 and 20, claiming…

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Declare Lumpy Skin Disease As National Calamity: Rajasthan Govt

By Parul Kulshreshta August 28, 2022 ashok gehlot livestock lumpy skin disease Skin disease in Cows vaccines

The Rajasthan government has urged the Centre to declare lumpy skin disease as a national calamity

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100% Road Connectivity, Power & Water Supply Restored in Flood-Affected Areas: Harjot Singh Bains

Sant Seechewal Leads From the Front in Punjab Flood Relief

Punjab Floods: Mann Government Extends Relief to Animals, Saves Over 5 Lakh

Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

Punjab Agriculture Minister Seeks Urgent Relief as 4 Lakh Acres Submerged in Floods

Sowing Change, Reaping Atmanirbharta: Women Leading India’s Agri-Future

Flash Floods Devastate Ramban, 3 Killed, NH-44 Blocked

Declare Lumpy Skin Disease As National Calamity: Rajasthan Govt

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