Ludhiana, Sept. 26 -- The recent downpour and resultant floods caused infrastructural damage to the tune of Rs.7.7 crore in 19 government colleges across Punjab, a report compiled by the department of higher education has revealed. Patiala, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur were the worst hit while widespread damage was also reported from Amritsar, Rupnagar, Ferozepur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, SAS Nagar, Muktsar Sahib, and SBS Nagar. The worst hit was Government College, Ajnala, where seepage, a boundary wall collapse and damage to the staff quarters caused a loss of Rs.2.4 crore. This is followed by SCD Government College, Ludhiana, where seepage and leakage in departments, administrative block and auditorium caused a loss of Rs.1.4 crore. Directorate of public instructions (higher education) Harpreet Singh Sudan said, "The budget was prepared by the department and was presented to the Prime Minister during his visit to the state."...