Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called a high-level meeting and took stock of the situation after an earthquake of great intensity struck Nepal and parts of north and east India.
The official twitter account of the Prime Minister's Office shared information about the meeting.
"PM took stock of the situation following the fresh major earthquake felt in Nepal and parts of India, at a high-level meeting," the office wrote.
"PM directed all concerned authorities to be on alert for carrying out rescue and relief operations, as required," it added.
Earlier in the day, Nepal was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, which was followed by a number of aftershocks, including one that measured 5.6 on the Richter scale. They occurred a fortnight after a quake had claimed over 7000 lives and devastated the Himalayan nation.
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