India, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on Tuesday to take stock of the flood situation. Punjab is currently facing one of its worst flood disasters in decades. The swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers have flooded large parts of Punjab following heavy rain in the catchment areas of these rivers in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy rain in Punjab over the past few days has further aggravated the flooding. The death toll due to the floods in Punjab stands at 46 so far, while crops on 1.75 lakh hectares of farmland have been damaged, according to officials.
BJP State unit chief Sunil Jakhar asserted that PM Modi is deeply concerned about the flood situation in Punjab and is closely monitoring it. Earlier,...