India, Sept. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gurdaspur in flood-devastated Punjab on September 9 to take stock of the damage caused by the worst floods Punjab has seen in nearly five decades. His visit is expected to pave the way for a special relief package, bringing both financial aid and political weight to a state still reeling from the disaster.

The flood situation may be gradually subsiding but the losses in terms of deaths, property, infrastructure and agricultural losses will never be forgotten. The worst floods in over 50 years are said to have resulted in financial losses exceeding Rs 13,000 crore, and these are the preliminary figures. Villages in Patiala and Ludhiana remain inundated due to overflows from tributa...