By Punjabnewswire4u
HARIKE KALAN (SRI
MUKTSAR SAHIB), SEPT 10
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that
the ignorance of the Congress led UPA government towards the ground realities
faced by the sufferers of natural tragedy have further accentuated the woes of
the flood victims in the state.
Addressing the gathering during his visit to the flood
affected water logged areas of the district here today, the Chief Minister said
that he had raised the issue of relief and rehabilitation of the victims of
flood affected areas with the top brass of the Centre but of no avail. Mr.
Badal said that he had personally called on the Union Home Minister Mr. Sushil
Kumar Shinde for enhancing the relief amount to be disbursed amongst the
farmers. However he said that as the Congress leaders were unaware about the
ground situation so they were hardly paying any heed towards their demand due
to which the flood victims were being suffering.
The Chief Minister said that state government was solidly
with the victims of the floods and they want to extend a helping hand to them by
giving adequate financial assistance as compensation. However he said that the
riders imposed by the Union government barred them from helping the flood
victims due to which the situation has further aggrieved. The Union government
must adopt liberal approach for duly compensating the flood victims in this
hour of crisis, he added.
The Chief Minister further said that due to the
persistent efforts of the state government the Members of 14th
Finance Commission had visited the flood affected regions and now a team of the
Planning Commission of India (PCI) would soon come in the region to assess the
loss caused due to floods. He said that first hand information regarding the
entire damage caused due to floods and hardships faced by people could only be
acquired by visiting the areas due to which this team was coming to state. Mr.
Badal expressed hope that these teams would certainly help in tackling the
menace of water logging in the region which has shattered the economy of the
entire region.
Assuring the flood victims that no stone would be left
unturned for their relief and rehabilitation, the Chief Minister said that the
entire master plan regarding the reconstruction of damaged installations and
public properties besides measures to tackle water logging in the area would be
unveiled within a month. He said that the Headquarters of the key departments
involved in this herculean task has been provisionally shifted to Sri Muktsar
Sahib so as to ensure the relief works effectively. Mr. Badal said that the state
government was minutely examining all the aspects of this grave natural tragedy
and immediate action was being taken to give relief to the people besides
formulating long term strategy to deal with the problem of water logging.
Exhorting the people to play a proactive role in
reconstruction of the flood ravaged region, the Chief Minister said that this
gigantic task could not be accomplished without their active support and
co-operation. He said that survey was being conducted by the state government to
assess the damage caused due to floods and the process of reconstructing the
roads and other public installations would be started afterwards.
On the first day of his visit the Chief Minister toured
Khidkianwali, Bhutti Wala, Harike Kalan and Surewala villages.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Lok Sabha MP Mrs.
Paramjeet Kaur Gulshan, Senior Akali leaders Mr Hardeep Singh Dimpi Dhillon and
Mr. Sant Singh Brar, his Special Principal Secretary Mr. KJS Cheema and Deputy
Commissioner Mr. Paramjeet Singh.
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