Dehradun, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the flood situation in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd.) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami were also present in the meeting.

Additionally, PM Modi interacted with flood-affected people and personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) as he took stock of the rescue and relief work in Uttarakhand.

PM arrived in Dehradun earlier in the day, after concluding his engagements with Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand CM Dhami welcomed him at the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun.

"Upon arriving in Dehradu...