PM Modi reviews Gujarat rain, flood situation; two more NDRF teams airlifted from Delhi

GANDHINAGAR, July 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the heavy rainfall situation in Gujarat with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and assured full support from the Central Government, as additional disaster response personnel were mobilised for flood-hit Valsad district.
During a telephone conversation, the Prime Minister reviewed the impact of the heavy rainfall and the ongoing rescue and relief operations.
PM Modi assured the Chief Minister of the Centre’s full support for rescue, relief and public safety measures in the affected areas.
The development came as the state stepped up its emergency response in Valsad, one of the districts worst affected by the continuing monsoon rains. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and five teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are already deployed in the district to assist the local administration with rescue and relief operations. To strengthen the response, two additional NDRF teams are being flown in from New Delhi and are expected to reach Valsad on Thursday evening.
The latest reinforcement follows a series of high-level reviews by the Gujarat government as heavy rainfall continued to affect South Gujarat. (IANS)