Uttrakhand glacier break: PM monitoring situation, Shah speaks to CM

Updated : Feb 07, 2021 17:13
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Editorji News Desk

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the situation in Uttarakhand following floods caused by a glacier burst at Joshimath in Chamoli district, and took stock of the rescue and relief work underway.  In a tweet, he said Have been continuously speaking to senior authorities and getting updates on NDRF deployment, rescue work and relief operations. The PMO said in another tweet that Modi, who is in Assam to launch several development projects, spoke to the state chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Rawat and assured him of all possible support to deal with the situation. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said teams of the NDRF have been deployed for rescue and relief operations while additional troops of the force were airlifted from Delhi.

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