Watch: PM Modi conducts aerial survey in flood-hit Himachal; to visit Punjab next
PM Narendra Modi (ANI symbol)

NEW DELHI: High Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday carried out an aerial survey of the flood and landslide-hit Mandi and Kullu districts from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh to take inventory of the devastation brought about via heavy monsoon rains.Previous PM Modi had voted within the vice-presidential election between NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc’s B Sudershan Reddy.The high minister arrived in Kangra round 1.30 pm, the place he’ll meet officers and chair a high-level evaluation assembly. He’ll additionally engage with flood-affected citizens and group of workers from the NDRF, SDRF and Aapda Mitra Groups. The evaluation assembly will come with the state Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, leader minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukku, union minister JP Nadda and different dignitaries licensed via the PMO.Previous, PM Modi tweeted, “Leaving for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to study the location within the wake of floods and landslides. The Executive of India stands shoulder to shoulder with the ones affected on this tragic hour.”Following his Himachal evaluation, PM Modi is scheduled to behavior an aerial survey of flood-affected spaces in Punjab round 3 pm, ahead of attaining Gurdaspur at 4.15 pm to chair some other evaluation assembly and meet affected households.Punjab is reeling below critical floods, with the demise toll emerging to 51, in line with the state’s Division of Knowledge and Public Family members. Swollen rivers and inundated districts have displaced hundreds, prompting large-scale reduction operations. In the meantime, Himachal Pradesh has reported 370 fatalities throughout the continuing monsoon season. Amongst those, 205 deaths are connected to rain-related incidents akin to landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drownings, lightning, and electrocution, whilst 165 deaths took place in highway injuries, as in keeping with the State Crisis Control Authority.



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