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PM Modi's visit to Wayanad Nation

The nation stands with

disaster victims in the

hour of crisis

The Government of India left no stone
unturned in the rescue work during the
devastating landslide disaster in Wayanad,
Kerala. In the aftermath, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of
disaster-affected areas on August 10, visited
the landslide-affected areas, and took stock
of the situation. Prime Minister Modi met the
patients injured in the natural disaster and
talked to those living in relief camps. He also
said that the central government stands with
the state government for every kind of help
and relief work...

his disaster in Wayanad was not an ordinary
Tone. The dreams of thousands of families were “Our prayers are with the
shattered. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi people affected by the landslide
first came to know about this disaster, he remained
in constant touch and kept taking information in Wayanad, and the central
every moment. All the central agencies that could government assures all possible
deal with the situation were mobilized. Efforts were help to assist in relief operations.”
made to provide help to those who were trapped in
this terrible disaster. Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
said that whether it is SDRF, NDRF, Army, Police,
local medical staff or NGOs, or service-oriented
organizations, everyone without stopping stepped
in to reach out to help the disaster-affected people. rain and the dam was destroyed. All the water
It is not possible for humans to compensate for entered the city of Morbi. There was 10-12 feet
the loss of their loved ones, but it is our collective of water in the entire city. More than 2500 people
responsibility to ensure that their future life and died in it. PM Modi had stayed there for about six
their dreams are not shattered. The Government of months. He had worked as a volunteer at that time.
India and the country are with the victims here in He has experience with the problems that arise and
this hour of crisis. the kind of troubles one has to face after such a
disaster.

PM Modi experienced such an incident Prime Minister Modi assured the people
that happened in Morbi, Gujarat in 1979. of Wayanad that the country and the central
PM Modi has seen and experienced a similar government will leave no stone unturned in restoring
disaster very closely. It was the year 1979. There livelihood in this region, be it homes, schools, road
was a dam in Morbi, Gujarat and there was heavy infrastructure, or the future of children. n

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