Centre stands shoulder to shoulder with affected people: PM begins visit to flood-hit Himachal, Punjab

Leaving for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to review the situation in the wake of floods and landslides. The Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with those affected in this tragic hour.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 9, 2025

PM Modi’s visit schedule

The PM is expected to visit Himachal Pradesh first on Tuesday, following which he will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Punjab, according to news agency PTI.

Later, he is expected to head to Gurdaspur and hold discussions with senior officials over a review meeting on the ground situation, officials were quoted as saying. Gurdaspur was among the worst-affected districts, where 329 villages and 1.45 lakh people have been affected, and 40,000 hectares of farmland inundated.

In addition to interactions with those affected by the floods and landslide, PM Modi will also meet NDRF, SDRF and Aapda Mitra Team in Gurdaspur. Tight security arrangements are in place ahead of his arrival.

On Sunday, Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said the PM Modi was deeply concerned about the flood situation in Punjab and was closely monitoring it.

Punjab floods update

The flood fury in Punjab this season which peaked in the last week of August and first week of September led to the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government to declare all 23 districts as “flood-hit”. Data as of Tuesday show that the death toll stands at 51, while crops on 1.84 lakh hectares have been damaged.

The floods are a result of swollen rivers the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi along with seasonal rivulets caused by heavy rainfall in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal told The Indian Express that that the water flow in the rivers was unprecedented this year.

— With PTI inputs