Chandigarh, Sept. 1 -- In view of the severe flood situation in Punjab, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab has taken a significant step to expedite relief work. The party has appointed state-level leaders as district in-charges for various districts, who will go to the affected areas and oversee the assistance operations.

According to the list released by the party, former Union Minister Som Prakash has been given the responsibility of Kapurthala district, while former state president Shweat Malik has been given charge of Tarn Taran, Surjit Kumar Jyani in Fazilka, Dinesh Babbu in Pathankot, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi in Ferozepur, Manjit Singh Manna for Amritsar Rural, and Ravi Karan Singh Kahlon has been given the responsibility of Gu...