PM Modi speaks to seven CMs on floods, Covid-19 situation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to the chief ministers of seven states to take stock of the flood situation and also the management of the coronavirus in their respective states.
Assam and Bihar have been among the worst affected due to floods in the current monsoon season. The PM assured Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal of all support while dealing with the floods, which have claimed 81 lives so far this year. Modi also enquired about the Covid-19 situation and the ongoing efforts to douse the raging blaze at Oil India’s Baghjan gas well.
Besides Sonowal, the PM had telephonic conversations with Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy (Andhra Pradesh), K Chandrasekhar Rao (Telangana), Edappadi K. Palaniswami (Tamil Nadu), Jai Ram Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) and Trivendra Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand).
The PM discussed state-specific concerns with the CMs.
Tamil Nadu is one of the key states where Covid-19 is spreading rapidly.
Modi spoke to the Uttarakhand CM to take stock of the servicemen who have contracted Covid-19. The PM asked the state government and Army officers to coordinate and ensure the proper treatment of soldiers.