PM Modi to visit flood-hit Punjab on Sept 9 as incessant rainfall causes devastation

As heavy rains cause devastating floods in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Unit in the state announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the sites of catastrophe. The visit will take place on Tuesday, September 9. The prime minister will visit Punjab to assess the situation and review the ongoing relief and rescue operations that are underway in the state.

BJP’s Punjab unit announced the visit on X, formerly known as Twitter. In the post, they mentioned that the Prime Minister will be visiting Gurudaspur, where he will meet with people who have been affected by the floods.

ਮਾਨਯੋਗ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਮੋਦੀ ਜੀ 9 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ ਵਿੱਖੇ ਆ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।

ਹੜ੍ਹ ਪੀੜਿਤ ਭਰਾਵਾਂ-ਭੈਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਵੰਡਾਉਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਪੀੜਿਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਸੰਭਵ ਕਦਮ ਚੁੱਕਣਗੇ।

ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਦੌਰਾ ਸਾਬਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਦੀ ਭਾਜਪਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ…

— BJP PUNJAB (@BJP4Punjab) September 7, 2025

The prime minister will speak to affected farmers to “share their sorrow and take every possible step to help the victims.” “This visit of the Prime Minister proves that the central BJP government always stands with the people of Punjab and will provide full support in this difficult time,” the party said in the post.

The prime minister’s visit to the region is coming at a time when the Central government is preparing to announce a special relief package for the state, as it has been severely impacted by incessant rainfall and flash floods.

Punjab rocked by devastating floods

In the past few weeks, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand have witnessed devastating flash floods, which have also triggered landslides in several areas. The devastating floods in Punjab have resulted in a rising human and economic toll.

Officials have confirmed that 46 people have been killed across 14 districts of Punjab as of Saturday. The impact has been immense, with over 3.87 lakh people affected and nearly 2,000 villages submerged. The deluge caused by swollen rivers like the Sutlej and incessant monsoon rains has been termed by officials as the worst the state has faced in decades. The last major flood Punjab witnessed was back in 1988.

The floodwaters have submerged and severely damaged crops on over 1.75 lakh hectares of land across 18 districts, with Gurdaspur, Fazilka, and Ferozepur among the worst hit. What made the damage devastating was the fact that the farmers in the region were just weeks away from a bumper harvest of paddy and other crops, but they had to see their livelihoods wiped out.

In response to this, the state government has declared Punjab a disaster-affected area and is working on a war footing to provide relief. Over 22,000 people have been rescued from flood-hit villages by joint teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Indian Army, and the Border Security Force (BSF). Apart from this, more than 200 relief camps have been established to shelter the displaced, housing thousands of individuals who have lost their homes.