Dharamshala, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs.1,500 crore for disaster-hit Himachal Pradesh.

PM Modi, who reviewed the flood situation and damage caused due to recent cloudbursts, rains and landslides in affected areas of the hill-state, also announced Rs.2 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs.50,000 for the injured.

While leaving from Delhi for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to review the situation in the wake of floods and landslides, PM Modi wrote on X, "The Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with those affected in this tragic hour."

The PM conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Himachal and then held a meeting in Kangra to review the re...