Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann gave a detailed account of losses suffered by farmers and villagers during a compensation distribution programme for the flood-affected victims of Ajnala.

The CM said that in Amritsar district, 198 villages were affected by the floods and according to the special survey reports, crops on 59,793 acres of land were damaged. He said that 958 houses were completely destroyed, and 3,711 were partially damaged, adding that a total of 307 cattlehead were lost. Mann said that to ensure transparency and timely distribution, assessments were done for the first time through an online portal.

He said during the floods, 10 people lost their lives in the district, and each family was issued Rs four lakh in compensation. He said that today, 669 affected individuals in the d

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