New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on September 9 and meet people and farmers affected by the worst floods in recent years. Apart from this, he will also take stock of relief work and rehabilitation efforts. During this visit, he is expected to review the damage caused by the rising water level, which submerged villages and destroyed crops in many districts.
The Punjab handle of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the visit on X, saying, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Gurdaspur in Punjab on September 9. He will meet the flood-affected brothers and sisters and farmers directly, share their grief and take all possible steps to help the victims.” Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Gujarat, forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in many areas till September 7, 2025. Significant rainfall is also expected in many states, with Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) likely to receive continuous rain and thundershowers.
Red alert issued for Gujarat
According to the Meteorological Department, extremely heavy rainfall is expected in the Gujarat region from September 4-6.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Saurashtra and Kutch on September 6-7.
Light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning is likely across the state for the next five days.
Rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours
Extremely heavy rainfall occurred in western Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. 21 cm of rain was recorded here
Jammu and Kashmir, western Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh recorded 12-20 cm of rain
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat region, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and south interior Karnataka received 7-11 cm of rain.
Earlier, government sources had said that the Prime Minister will visit several rain-affected states including Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand to assess the flood situation and review relief and rescue operations. According to sources, more than 500 people have lost their lives in the recent incidents of continuous rains, flash floods and landslides.
Continuous monsoon rains have caused flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand in recent weeks, killing more than 500 people since June.
Punjab worst affected
Punjab is one of the worst affected states, where more than 1900 villages in all 23 districts have been submerged, submerging more than 1.75 lakh acres of agricultural land and destroying paddy crops. Not only this, more than 40 people have died due to floods so far.
At the same time, rivers like Beas, Sutlej, Ravi and Ghaggar are flowing above the danger mark. According to the weather department forecast, light to moderate rain is likely at some places in Punjab on Sunday and at some places in the next two days.
