PM Modi speaks with Himachal, Uttarakhand CMs; Assures them of help

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand about the situation due to excessive rains and assured them of all help and support from the central government, official sources said Monday.

Modi also spoke with senior ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rainfall in parts of the country, his office said.  Local administrations, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are working to ensure the well-being of those affected, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

 “PM Modi also spoke with chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Pushkar Singh Dhami respectively, about the situation related to rainfall in their states. He assured all help and support from the Government of India,” a source said. In a tweet in Hindi, Dhami said Prime Minister Modi spoke with him over the phone in the wake of heavy rains in Uttarakhand and enquired about the situation in the state.