The seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central team on a visit to Punjab to make a ground-level assessment of the damage caused by the floods in the state, held a meeting with the Chief Secretary Anurag Verma and other officers in Chandigarh today.
 
Chief Secretary Anurag Verma requested the central team to give relaxation the norms of assistance to the victims to compensate them for the damage caused by the floods.

He said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has already written a letter to the Union Home Minister saying that there is no shortfall in the state disaster relief funds to compensate the victims, only a change in the norms for compensating the damage is required so that the loss of people can be fully compensated. Punjab has demanded to increase the compensation amount for the loss of life and property. Giving details of the damage caused due to floods, the Chief Secretary said that a total loss of Rs. 1320.59 Crore has been incurred.
 
During the meeting, after showing the presentation of department-wise flood damage, the Chief Secretary submitted a detailed report to the Central team. The head of the Central team, Financial Advisor of the National Disaster Management Authority Ravinish Kumar said that his team visited many states and after Himachal Pradesh, Punjab suffered the most damage.