Hoshiarpur, Sept. 2 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday visited flood affected villages in Tanda area of Hoshiarpur district where he reviewed the situation and interacted with evacuees at a relief camp set up in a government school in Miani. Talking to mediapersons, the CM said he had asked the Centre to declare the floods a natural disaster and announce a special relief package.

"Efforts are being made to bail people out amid the crisis. Punjab is battling the worst floods in recent history. Directions have been issued to evacuate people in the marooned areas and provide immediate relief to them," he said.

Villagers said to Mann that appropriate measures should be ensured to prevent such devastation in future.

The CM als...