PM to visit flood-hit Kerala to take stock of situation

PTI Updated - December 07, 2021 at 12:30 AM.

An ariel view of overflowing Periyar river on Thursday. Photo: Thulasi Kakkat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala this evening to take stock of the flood situation there. He tweeted that he would be reaching the state later this evening “to take stock of the unfortunate situation due to floods there.”

The prime minister spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan this morning. “We discussed the flood situation across the state and reviewed rescue operations,” Modi, who has been in touch with Vijayan for the last two days, said.

Torrential rain and floods have played havoc in Kerala, claiming the lives of nearly 100 people.

Published on August 17, 2018 05:32