<p>Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said.</p>.<p>Nineteen districts -- Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot -- were affected by the floods.</p>.<p>The government and rescue agencies evacuated 27,286 to safety people from waterlogged areas, the officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to a Revenue Department report, 41 people died in the floods.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/1457-villages-still-affected-by-floods-in-punjab-1239691.html">1,457 villages still affected by floods in Punjab</a></strong></p>.<p>Several districts of Punjab and Haryana were recently battered by heavy rains that paralysed daily life and flooded vast tracts of residential and agricultural land.</p>.<p>Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said electricity supply has been restored in all 595 areas affected by the floods.</p>.<p>Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Patiala and Sangrur were the worst hit. The floods also caused significant damage to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) infrastructure, he said.</p>.<p>The loss is estimated to be around Rs 16 crore. The damage includes uprooted poles, damaged transformers and flooded substations, which damaged the equipment and power lines, he added.</p>.<p>Twenty 66 KV substations across the state were inundated, severely damaging the infrastructure.</p>.<p>"The loss of infrastructure has had a significant impact on the power supply in the affected areas, affecting essential services. The PSPCL workforce worked round the clock to restore power supply to the affected areas," Singh said.</p>.<p>PSPCL officers had outlined their priorities for restoring power with the most important being critical infrastructure such as hospitals, telecom and water supply, he said.</p>
<p>Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said.</p>.<p>Nineteen districts -- Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, Jalandhar, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Mansa, Bathinda and Pathankot -- were affected by the floods.</p>.<p>The government and rescue agencies evacuated 27,286 to safety people from waterlogged areas, the officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>According to a Revenue Department report, 41 people died in the floods.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/1457-villages-still-affected-by-floods-in-punjab-1239691.html">1,457 villages still affected by floods in Punjab</a></strong></p>.<p>Several districts of Punjab and Haryana were recently battered by heavy rains that paralysed daily life and flooded vast tracts of residential and agricultural land.</p>.<p>Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh said electricity supply has been restored in all 595 areas affected by the floods.</p>.<p>Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Patiala and Sangrur were the worst hit. The floods also caused significant damage to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) infrastructure, he said.</p>.<p>The loss is estimated to be around Rs 16 crore. The damage includes uprooted poles, damaged transformers and flooded substations, which damaged the equipment and power lines, he added.</p>.<p>Twenty 66 KV substations across the state were inundated, severely damaging the infrastructure.</p>.<p>"The loss of infrastructure has had a significant impact on the power supply in the affected areas, affecting essential services. The PSPCL workforce worked round the clock to restore power supply to the affected areas," Singh said.</p>.<p>PSPCL officers had outlined their priorities for restoring power with the most important being critical infrastructure such as hospitals, telecom and water supply, he said.</p>