Sep 4, 2025 4:54 PM - Connect Newsroom
Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits flood-affected areas of Amritsar district
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During this visit, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the local people and farmers facing problems due to floods.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who reached Punjab, visited the flood-affected areas of Amritsar district on Thursday. During this, he met the local people and farmers and listened to their problems and took stock of the damage to crops due to flooding in the fields.
Apart from Amritsar, Union Minister Chouhan also planned to visit Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts, after which he was to hold a meeting with the officials in Amritsar.
The Union Minister said that I want to assure my farmer brothers and sisters and other flood-affected people that the Central Government is constantly monitoring the situation and all possible help will be provided in collaboration with the state government.
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