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  • Floods damage Punjab health infrastructure worth Rs 780 crore
  • Over 1,280 dispensaries, 101 community health centres impacted
  • Health Minister urges Centre to announce Rs 20,000 crore relief package

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Punjab floods: Health infrastructure worth Rs 780 cr damaged, says minister

Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh reports Rs 780 crore damage to hospitals, dispensaries, and medical supplies due to floods; urges Centre to announce relief package ahead of PM Modi’s visit.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53
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Punjab floods: Health infrastructure worth Rs 780 cr damaged, says minister

Floods in Punjab have damaged health infrastructure worth Rs 780 crore according to initial estimates, state Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said on Monday while asking the Central government to announce a relief package.

The floods, he added, caused extensive damage to crops, houses and other infrastructure.

"Our machinery and medicines worth Rs 130 crore have been damaged. Severe damage has been caused to our 1,280 dispensaries and health and wellness centres. A total of 101 community health centres have been damaged," the minister told reporters "As per initial estimates, hospital infrastructure and medical items worth Rs 780 crore has been damaged," he added.

Besides, 31 sub-divisional hospitals have also been impacted, he added.

The health department with the assistance of several NGOs is providing medical aid in flood-hit villages in the state, Singh said.

He has written to Health Minister J P Nadda detailing the damage to the health infrastructure.

Singh echoed his colleague Aman Arora's appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a relief package of at least Rs 20,000 crore for the flood-ravaged state during his visit on Tuesday.

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