After 25 days of continuous flood operations in Fazilka’s border belt, Joti Foundation, has announced plans to adopt 14 flood-affected villages for reconstruction, rehabilitation, and disaster preparedness. 

Assessments show that the floods have impacted 12,988 people, affected 3,309 households, submerged 7,365 acres of farmland, and endangered over 8,000 livestock.

The Foundation has distributed over 4,500 family relief kits across 14 villages. Medical teams are mapping urgent needs to prevent outbreaks of diseases.In Gulaba Bhaini village, Joti Foundation has reopened the school.

Ajit Brar, Founder of Joti Foundation, said, “When you are in a rescue boat and see families waving from rooftops for food and water, you realise this is not just statistics — it is survival. Relief is urgent, but resilience is essential.” 

Joti Foundation has engaged architects to design flood- and disaster-resilient infrastructure and is preparing community-led programmes for disaster training and preparedness. Strategic partnerships have already been mobilised in order to ensure long term relief to the beleaguered populace. Zomato has committed long-term ration support for all 14 adopted villages while SEEDS India has provided shelter, utensils and WASH kits.

The Chairperson, Joti Foundation, Prabhkiran Brar articulated that apart from providing material relief to the flood ravaged people, the main motive is the trauma healing of the children who have seen the floods wreaking havoc before their eyes.