An inter-ministerial central team will soon visit Punjab for on the spot assessment of the damage caused by the recent floods in various districts of the state, an official said on Wednesday.
The team will also recommend whether the disaster could be considered of a “severe nature” in the state, he said.
The central team will be visiting the state after the Punjab government made a request to the Centre to make an assessment of the damage.
Following recent heavy rains and the release of excess water from Bhakra dam, the Sutlej river and its tributaries had inundated villages in several areas of Punjab, causing extensive damage to crops, especially the paddy, and homes in the low-lying areas.