Hyderabad, Sept. 12 -- Punjab is facing its worst floods since 1988. Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir made the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Ghaggar rivers overflow in late August. By the end of the month, more than 1,000 villages were under water. Thousands of families lost their homes and land. NDTV reported it as the worst flood disaster in Punjab in decades.

Shah Rukh Khan Joins Relief Efforts

Shah Rukh Khan's Meer Foundation has now joined the mission. In partnership with local NGOs, it is supporting 1,500 families in Amritsar, Patiala, Fazilka, and Ferozpur. Each family is getting a kit with food, medicines, hygiene items, mosquito nets, tarpaulin sheets, folding beds, and cotton mattresses. The Meer Foundation is a...