Mumbai, April 23 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be visiting Srinagar following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which happened on Tuesday afternoon.

According to officials, Eknath Shinde left for Srinagar in a private plane.

"Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde leaves for Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir to help stranded people of the state", an official statement from the Maharashtra Deputy CM's office said.

A team of Shiv Sena workers has also left for Srinagar on Tuesday after the Pahalgam attacks. With Shinde himself heading to Jammu and Kashmir, the government-led relief efforts are expected to accelerate.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on S...