NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday performed an aerial survey of the flood and landslide-hit Mandi and Kullu districts from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh to take inventory of the devastation attributable to heavy monsoon rains.Earlier PM Modi had voted within the vice-presidential election between NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc’s B Sudershan Reddy.The prime minister arrived in Kangra round 1.30 pm, the place he’ll meet officers and chair a high-level evaluation assembly. He will even work together with flood-affected residents and personnel from the NDRF, SDRF and Aapda Mitra Groups. The evaluation assembly will embody the state Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukku, union minister JP Nadda and different dignitaries authorized by the PMO.Earlier, PM Modi tweeted, “Leaving for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to evaluation the scenario within the wake of floods and landslides. The Authorities of India stands shoulder to shoulder with these affected on this tragic hour.”Following his Himachal evaluation, PM Modi is scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Punjab round 3 pm, earlier than reaching Gurdaspur at 4.15 pm to chair one other evaluation assembly and meet affected households.Punjab is reeling underneath extreme floods, with the dying toll rising to 51, in keeping with the state’s Division of Info and Public Relations. Swollen rivers and inundated districts have displaced 1000’s, prompting large-scale aid operations. In the meantime, Himachal Pradesh has reported 370 fatalities throughout the ongoing monsoon season. Amongst these, 205 deaths are linked to rain-related incidents reminiscent of landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drownings, lightning, and electrocution, whereas 165 deaths occurred in highway accidents, as per the State Catastrophe Administration Authority.