PM Modi to visit flood-affected north Indian states soon: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit several north Indian states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, in the wake of deadly flash floods and landslides, media reports said.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will assess the situation and review ongoing relief and rescue operations in these states.
Heavy rains triggered massive landslides and claimed over 500 lives in the past few weeks.
#Landslide | Kullu, HP I Update
— NDRF India I राष्ट्रीय आपदा मोचन बल 🇮🇳 (@NDRFHQ) September 5, 2025
🔸Landslide occurred on 03 Sep at Akhada Bazar, Kullu
🔸NDRF teams conducted #SAR Ops; so far 03 persons rescued & 04 mortal remains retrieved
🔸Ops underway to trace 05 missing victims
🔸Hon’ble CM HP visited & reviewed ongoing response efforts pic.twitter.com/JJOdkHt2nx
Numerous highways were blocked, with rivers flowing above danger marks, leaving crops flattened, and thousands stranded.
North India is facing one of its worst flood situations in decades, with the affected states struggling to cope with the scale of destruction.
In Punjab alone, at least 29 deaths have been reported, with floods hitting over 1000 villages across around 10 districts, impacting over 2.5 lakh people.
#FWR Ops | Punjab |05 Sep
— NDRF India I राष्ट्रीय आपदा मोचन बल 🇮🇳 (@NDRFHQ) September 5, 2025
🔸NDRF teams actively engaged in #Rescue, #Evacuation & #Relief distribution across flood-affected districts of Punjab
🔸So far today: 152 persons safely evacuated +01 snake-bite victim rescued
🔸Medical teams facilitated for health check-ups & medicines pic.twitter.com/4nTOO5OeWT
Earlier, PM Modi had spoken to Andhra and Telangana Chief Ministers, assuring them of all help to flood-affected southern states.
He had also called Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to check on the flood situation, assuring him of all possible help.
The governments of affected states have been asked to monitor the situation and make efforts to provide relief to the affected areas, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed to assist in rescue operations.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir had briefed PM Modi on the situation and also thanked him for deploying NDRF teams.
The Centre has assured full support to the affected states, with the Prime Minister's visit expected to provide further impetus to relief efforts.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
