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PM Modi will first arrive in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, at around 1:30 pm, where he will reportedly conduct an aerial survey of the most affected areas.
PM Narendra Modi (Image: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the flood-hit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on Tuesday (September 9) to review the rain-afflicted damage and rehabilitation efforts after weeks of heavy downpour that have wreaked havoc across several northern states.
PM Modi will first arrive in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, at around 1:30 pm, where he will reportedly conduct an aerial survey of the most affected areas. He is also expected to chair a high-level meeting with NDRF, SDRF and Aapda Mitra teams in Dharamshala and interact with flood victims.
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Kangra Airport Director Dhirendra Singh told news agency ANI that Himachal Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, BJP President JP Nadda and other dignitaries will attend the meetings convened by the Prime Minister within airport premises. “We are preparing in every way required… We are not cancelling any flights for this event, we have only rescheduled some of them,” he said.
Then, the Prime Minister will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Punjab around 3 pm. He will arrive at Gurdaspur around 4:15 pm, where he will hold discussions with senior officials and chair a review meeting on the ground situation.
What’s The Situation In Himachal Pradesh, Punjab?
The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 370 lives so far, with 205 fatalities linked to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning strikes, electrocution, and other disaster-related causes. A total of 434 people have been injured, and 41 remain missing.
According to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA), a total of 744 roads were blocked, including three National Highways: NH-03, NH-70, and NH-305, as of 6 pm on Monday. Kullu district is the most affected, with 223 roads blocked, including two National Highways. Additionally, 959 Distribution Transformer Regions (DTRs) and 472 water supply schemes were disrupted.
Meanwhile, the catastrophic floods ravaging Punjab have resulted in a rising human and economic toll. The death toll has risen to 51, according to Punjab’s Department of Information and Public Relations. All districts have been declared as disaster areas as recue operations are underway.
The deluge, caused by swollen rivers like the Sutlej and incessant monsoon rains, has been termed by officials as the worst the state has faced in decades, surpassing the scale of the 1988 floods.
State Govts Seek Relief Package
The governments of both Himachal Pradesh and Punjab have urged PM Modi to provide special relief packages to the flood-affected people of the states. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expected PM Modi to release a special relief package for the disaster-hit state.
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Monday said that he expects the Prime Minister to announce the immediate release of at least Rs 25,000 crore as compensation for damages, besides clearing pending dues of Rs 60,000 crore without delay. Meanwhile, the Punjab cabinet on Monday decided to give a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre for crop damage in the floods in the state.
(with inputs from agencies)
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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