Jalandhar, Sept. 7 -- Punjab is grappling with its most devastating floods in nearly four decades, as all 23 districts of the state have been declared disaster-hit. However, seven districts - Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, and Pathankot - have borne the brunt of the calamity, with 85% of the total flood-affected population residing in these areas, according to the office of director, land records, Jalandhar, a nodal agency managing state's flood control room. These districts alone account for 3.29 lakh of the 3.87 lakh people impacted across the state, making them the epicentre of the ongoing crisis. Gurdaspur and Amritsar are the worst hit, with 1.45 lakh and 1.36 lakh people affected, respectively. Ferozepur saw 38,614 people impacted, while Fazilka had 24,930 people affected. Pathankot and Kapurthala recorded 15,503 and 5,728 people affected, respectively, and Hoshiarpur saw 2,476 people impacted, according to the data released by the control room. These seven districts have also recorded 75% of the total agricultural damage across the state, with 3.25 lakh acres of land affected out of 4.31 lakh acres statewide. Gurdaspur suffered the most severe crop damage, with 99,259 acres submerged, followed by Amritsar (67,098 acres) and Fazilka (46,082 acres), the data says. A total of 22,854 people have been evacuated from the flood-hit areas, with 21,114 of them coming from these seven districts, marking 92% of the statewide evacuations. The state has reported 51 fatalities, with 26 of those occurring in these districts. The majority of deaths resulted from electrocution, house collapses, and drowning during the floods. Of the 1,996 villages impacted by the floods, 329 are in Gurdaspur, 195 in Amritsar, and 173 in Hoshiarpur, along with substantial damages in other affected areas. The state's flood control office, led by the Director of Land Records in Jalandhar, is providing daily updates on the extent of agricultural and livestock damage, along with evacuation and recovery efforts....