Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann, in a meeting with the union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, sought a special package for the state in view of damage caused by the floods. Mann met the home minister at his residence in the national capital and said that the relief of Rs.1,600 crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit on September 9 was minuscule in the wake of grave loss to the state. The CM added that he also sought upward revision in norms for awarding compensation to the flood victims from the state and national disaster relief fund. He apprised Shah that Punjab has suffered one of its worst floods in decades, affecting more than 20 lakh people across 2,614 villages. "The disaster has caused widespread losses with the crop over more than 4.8 lakh acres destroyed. The floods left as many as 17,000 houses damaged, over 2.5 lakh livestock affected, and caused damage to 4,657 km of rural roads, 485 bridges, 1,417 culverts, and 190 mandis," he said, adding that the initial estimate of losses stands at Rs.13,832 crore, covering agriculture, infrastructure, health and education. SEE FULL REPORT ON PAGE 2...