🌊 Punjab Floods 2025: A State Drowning in Crisis, Crying for Accountability

By Kartik Bairwa September 5, 2025

Punjab mein abhi jo flood ka scene hai na, woh natural disaster se zyada planning ki gadbad ka result lagta hai.

🔥 Ab Scene Kya Tha?

Bhakra reservoir ek bada dam hai jo paani store karta hai. Uska max level hota hai 1680 feet. Is baar monsoon se pehle hi woh almost full ho gaya tha.
Experts bol rahe the ki agar Punjab thoda paani — 4,500 cusecs — Haryana ko release kar deta, toh dam mein jagah ban jaati aur monsoon ka extra paani easily handle ho jaata.
Lekin Punjab ne mana kar diya. Result? Dam ke andar pressure badh gaya, overflow ka risk ho gaya, aur neeche ke areas mein flood aa gaya.

📉 Damage Ka Scale: Numbers Bolte Hain

43 logon ki jaan gayi, including elderly couples and children
1.71 lakh hectares ki standing crops paani mein doob gayi
1,902 villages across 23 districts puri tarah se flood-hit declare ho chuke hain
3.55 lakh log directly impacted, thousands homeless

🧑‍🌾 Kisaan Sabse Zyada Affected

Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur jaise districts mein paddy crops harvest ke bilkul pehle barbaad ho gaye.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne ground visit kiya aur bola, “Yeh jal pralaya hai. Centre full support dega.”
Opposition leaders jaise Partap Bajwa ne demand kiya:

₹50,000–₹70,000 per acre crop compensation
₹10 lakh for families of deceased
Loan moratoriums for flood-hit farmers

🛑 Border Security Ka Bhi Nuksaan

Floods ne sirf villages nahi, India-Pakistan border fence ko bhi damage kiya hai — 110 km ka stretch toot gaya.
BSF ke 65+ posts flood mein doob gaye, ek jawan ki death bhi confirm hui hai.

🚁 Rescue Operations: Full Swing Mein

22 NDRF teams, 12 Army columns, aur 30 helicopters ground par hain
174 relief camps active hain, jahan 5,000+ log shelter mein hain
Drone surveillance, boat patrolling, aur local volunteers milke kaam kar rahe hain

🎤 Celebrities Ka Support

Bollywood aur Punjabi stars bhi field mein utar aaye hain: