TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conducted an aerial survey of the flood situation in rain-battered Kerala. He was accompanied by Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union tourism minister KJ Alphons during the survey.
A reports that he has announced a flood relief of Rs 500 crore for the flood-affected state and an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods. He also conducted a review meeting in Kochi.
“The prime minister is reviewing the flood situation in Kerala at a high-level meeting. @CMOKerala,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted.
Modi, after an overnight stay in the state capital, left for Kochi this morning for the aerial survey and the review meeting to get a first-hand knowledge of the enormity of the mayhem caused by the southwest monsoon.
