Ferozepur, Sept. 5 -- The inter-ministerial central government team, deputed to assess flood-affected areas in Punjab, began its tour from Fazilka on Thursday. The team met commissioner Manjit Singh Brar, deputy commissioner Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu, and SSP Gurmeet Singh and toured the flood-affected areas. As many as 77 villages have been affected by floods in the district, damaging crops over 17,786 hectares. The delegation travelled by boat to villages across the Sutlej creeks. The team comprised Sudeep Dutta, under secretary, ministry of rural development, Lakshman Ram Buldak, director, agriculture; Prakash Chand, deputy director, ministry of jal Shakti, and RK Tiwari, CEA, ministry of power. The team also inspected Noor Shah, Ghurka, Kawanwali Patan, and adjoining areas. The team will visit Ferozepur on Friday, followed by Tarn Taran on Saturday. Meanwhile, as many as 112 villages in Ferozepur and 77 villages in Fazilka remained under flood waters. Ferozepur civil surgeon Dr Rajwinder Kaur said, "The health department teams have so far organised 576 medical camps, providing medicines to over 12,000 patients affected by floods in the district."...