On Wednesday, Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that food processing companies have responded generously to provide dry rations for the flood-hit state olf Punjab. Badal has asked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers as well as volunteers at large to assist her in the distribution of the relief material.

Various food processing Cos hv come fwd on my appeal to donate food products for flood ravaged ppl of Punja tob. This will be distributed among the worst affected in coming days. I appeal to SAD youth n volunteers to assist me in this task & also help in prioritizing relief work.