Rana raps govt for flood control measures
Sunday, 07/09/2014
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Jalandhar : Senior Congress leader and Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet on Saturday lashed out at the Punjab government for its failure to take advance flood control measures in the state that has caused huge loss to the crops and life and property.
Rana expressed surprise that even little rain as low as 100 mm was enough to inundate and run havoc in almost entire Punjab and it was all because the government lacked the foresight to take preventive measures.
“It is an irony that Punjab suffers on both counts of draughts and floods at the same time,” he remarked, while asking, why can’t the Punjab government think of measures to harvest the extra water and utilise it in water starved parts of the state.
In a strong statement, Rana asked that why every year there were floods in the state and unimaginable damage to the crops, property and life.
