Chandigarh, Sep 17
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday launched Mission Chardi Kala-- a global campaign to raise funds for the state’s rehabilitation efforts for flood victims.
Likewise, the Chief Minister said 3,200 government schools have been damaged, 19 colleges turned into rubble, 1,400 clinics and hospitals have been ruined, 8,500 km of roads have been destroyed, and 2,500 bridges have collapsed. As per initial estimates, the loss is around Rs 13,800 crore, and the actual damage may be even greater.
He expressed hope that together Punjabis will once again prove that Punjab never gives up and it always remains in Chardi Kala. Mann said that a special war room has also been set up in his office to directly oversee all activities related to Mission Chardi Kala.