IN PICS: Modi reviews Varanasi floods as Ganga crosses warning level
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Varanasi’s mayor and district magistrate after the Ganga crossed its warning level, while authorities suspended boat operations and increased monitoring.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the flood situation in Varanasi after the Ganga river crossed its warning level. Authorities suspended boat operations and increased monitoring. Modi also spoke to Varanasi's mayor and district magistrate about the situation, according to IOL.
The Indian Express reported on a separate event marking 25 years of Modi in public office, with the Gujarat BJP organising various programmes, including motorcycle rallies from Vadnagar to Varanasi and back. Participants carried water from Gujarat's rivers to perform rituals at Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi and Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple in Vadnagar.
Modi's connection to Varanasi and Vadnagar was highlighted in the context of these events. He is the Lok Sabha representative for Varanasi and his hometown is Vadnagar.
Brief written by urgent.news from IOL, The Indian Express — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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