Rain havoc | Relief measures going on war footing in Punjab and Haryana

Relief efforts underway in Punjab, Haryana as floods cause destruction; death toll rises to 15. Govt teams, NDRF, army aiding in relief/rescue ops. CM Khattar, Dushyant Chautala, Hooda visit affected areas to assess situation. Medical camps set up, Rapid Response Teams formed.

Relief measures are going on a war footing in Punjab and Haryana on July 12 as several parts of the States remained flooded following incessant rains in the past three days.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will visit the worst-hit Ambala district on Wednesday to take stock of the situation, officials said.

In Punjab, nearly 10,000 people have so far been evacuated in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, SBS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts, they said.

The weather remained clear at most places for the second day in the region on Wednesday after three days of incessant rains.

According to government data, the death toll due to rain-related incidents in the two States is 15 which includes seven deaths in Haryana.

The heavy rainfall has left behind a trail of destruction with properties worth crores obliterated and farmlands flooded.

Relief measures are going on a war footing in the affected areas of the two States, officials said.