Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Tuesday afternoon to visit cyclone-hit Visakhapatnam and other parts of north coastal Andhra.
Narendra Modi on Tuesday afternoon landed in Visakhapatnam to review the situation and he accompanied with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu and top officials.
Narendra Modi announced ₹1,000 crore immediate assistance to the flood-hit VizagAfter taking an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged state, Modi announced the havoc as a national calamity. The state has been reeling during the six-day long heavy downpour.
Modi said that Expert teams from the Centre will come and conduct survey of the losses soon.He also assured that Power, road and rail transport would be restored at the earliest
Soon after landing at Visakhapatnam Airport, he inspected the facility extensively damaged by cyclonic storm Hudhud Sunday. Officials briefed him about the damages.Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, central government ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Ashok Gajapati Raju received him at the airport.
Narendra Modi on Tuesday afternoon landed in Visakhapatnam to review the situation and he accompanied with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu and top officials.
Narendra Modi announced ₹1,000 crore immediate assistance to the flood-hit VizagAfter taking an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged state, Modi announced the havoc as a national calamity. The state has been reeling during the six-day long heavy downpour.
Modi said that Expert teams from the Centre will come and conduct survey of the losses soon.He also assured that Power, road and rail transport would be restored at the earliest
Soon after landing at Visakhapatnam Airport, he inspected the facility extensively damaged by cyclonic storm Hudhud Sunday. Officials briefed him about the damages.Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, central government ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Ashok Gajapati Raju received him at the airport.