Chandigarh, September 12: A team of high level officers from the Union Government led by the Joint Secretary (CIS), Union Ministry of Home Affairs Anuj Sharma is visiting the state to assess the damage caused by the recent flood.
The officers will meet the top brass of all the government departments at the ISB, Mohali.
The Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) KBS Sidhu briefed the central team about the damage caused by the floods besides the relief measures undertaken on a large scale by the State Government.
It may be recalled that the Union Home Ministry had deputed an Inter-Ministerial Central Team for a two-day visit to the state for an assessment of the situation in the wake of recent floods.
After this meeting, the team is scheduled to visit Rupnagar and Jalandhar districts to assess the damage. The team would visit the flood hit areas of Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts on September 13.
It may be recalled that the Centre had, though belatedly, accepted Capt. Amarinder Singh’s request to include Punjab among the states for assessment by the Inter Ministerial Central Team.
