Punjab is facing one of its worst flood disasters in decades, with the devastating floods claiming at least 29 lives and impacting over 2.56 lakh people in the past month. Twelve out of the state's 23 districts have been affected since August 1st, with the state government calling it one of the worst flood disasters in decades.

The floods have been caused by the overflowing of the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers, as well as seasonal rivulets, due to heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. The flood situation has been worsened by heavy rainfall in many parts of Punjab.

Pathankot district has reported the highest number of casualties, with six deaths. Amritsar, Barnala, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, and Mansa districts have each reported three deaths, while Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Patiala, Mohali, and Sangrur have each reported one death. Three people are reported missing in Pathankot.

The floods have impacted 1,044 villages across Punjab, with Gurdaspur being the worst affected with 321 villages impacted. Other affected villages include 88 in Amritsar, 24 in Barnala, 72 in Fazilka, 76 in Ferozepur, 94 in Hoshiarpur, 55 in Jalandhar, 115 in Kapurthala, 77 in Mansa, 39 in Moga, 82 in Pathankot and one in SAS Nagar.

A total of 2,56,107 people have been affected by the floods. Amritsar leads the chart with 35,000 affected people, followed by Ferozepur (24,015), Fazilka (21,562), Pathankot (15,053) Gurdaspur (14,500), Hoshiarpur (1,152), SAS Nagar (7,000), Kapurthala (5,650), Moga (800), Jalandhar (653), Mansa (163), and Barnala (59).

As a result of the disaster, many people have been displaced, and authorities have been working to provide relief and rescue services. So far, 5,549 people have been rescued in Gurdaspur, 3,321 in Ferozepur, 2,049 in Fazilka, 1,700 in Amritsar, 1,139 in Pathankot, 1,052 in Hoshiarpur, 515 in Kapurthala, 163 in Mansa, 115 in Moga, 60 in Tarn Taran, and 25 persons have been rescued in Barnala district. A total of 14,936 people have been reportedly rescued from flood-hit areas by the NDRF, Army, BSF and district authorities.

The state government has established relief camps to provide shelter to the displaced. Currently, 77 relief camps are fully operational, providing shelter to 4,729 people.

The floods have also caused significant damage to crops and livestock. The government has ordered a special girdawari (crop damage assessment) to provide compensation for crop losses.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 60,000 crore in state funds that he claims are pending with the Union Government. Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan plans to visit Punjab soon to assess the crop damage.