Will provide all help to Kerala, says Rajnath
As Kerala faces heavy downpour and flash floods which has led to 22 persons being killed in the past 48 hours, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured in Lok Sabha that the Centre will provide all possible help to the affected state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day spoke with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the wake of heavy rains and floods in the state, and offered all possible assistance to those affected.
“Spoke to Kerala CM Shri Pinarayi Vijayan and discussed the situation arising due to floods in various parts of the state. Offered all possible assistance to those affected. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kerala in the wake of this calamity,” Mr Modi said in a tweet.
Mr Singh said he had also sent Kiren Rijiju, his deputy in the ministry, to the state for a survey of the affected areas.
Meanwhile the Indian Air Force ( IAF) has already begun helping the state in relief and rescue operations.
“We will provide all necessary assistance to the state,” Mr Singh told the MPs from Kerala during the Zero Hour.
CPI( M) leader P Karunakaran said six districts in the state have been badly affected.
At least 20 people have died in the Idukki district due to heavy rains and floods.