Punjab govt constitutes disaster mgmt body to tackle situation along border

The Punjab government has constituted a high-level disaster management committee headed by chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal to tackle the situation along the border.

The Punjab government has constituted a high-level disaster management committee headed by chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal to tackle the situation along the border.

The panel consists of additional chief secretaries for home, agriculture and education, principal secretary health, secretaries of PWD, irrigation, public health, DGP, Punjab, DGP, law and order, and IG, intelligence.

The panel video-conferenced with officials of six border districts — Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka.

The CM and his deputy were in touch with the panel, said an official spokesperson. The MLAs and other members of the elected bodies have orders to be stationed in their respective border constituencies in this hour of crisis.