Several districts of Punjab and Haryana were battered by heavy rains this month that left normal life paralysed and flooded vast tracts of agricultural land and residential areas. Mann said the water level at the Bhakra dam was below the danger mark and the state government was keeping a strict vigil on the entire situation.
Seeking relaxation of norms, the government has stated that it is felt that the rates notified under SDRF guidelines are grossly inadequate to compensate the damage caused by natural disaster of such magnitude.