PM Modi to undertake aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Gujarat, the PMO said.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani called on the prime minister at Parliament House this morning and apprised him of the situation arising out of incessant rain and floods in parts of the state.The prime minister then decided to undertake an aerial survey of the flood affected areas of north Gujarat, the PMO said.

Authorities have declared a state-wide "high alert" and call out the Army, the Air Force and NDRF teams for assistance, who had reviewed the situation with top officials, said yesterday that the problem has been compounded by heavy rains in neighbouring Rajasthan which has led to surge in water levels of rivers and dams.

Dantiwada and Sipu dams are overflowing, and due to the release of water from the dams, people living in low-lying areas have been shifted to safer places, he had said.