India, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to discuss the rain and flooding in the state on Monday, immediately upon landing in New Delhi after his China visit, government sources said.

He assured Mann of all help and support, they added.

Mann on Monday visited some of the affected areas in Hoshiarpur district, where he said that he had already written to Prime Minister Modi to release Rs.60,000 crore of "state funds stuck with the government of India".

Further details of Modi's call later to Mann were not immediately available.

At least 29 deaths were reported till Monday in Punjab, as floods have hit more than 1,000 of its villages in over 10 districts. This has impacted over 2.5 lakh people.

M...