PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review situation in Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting, to review the situation following the major earthquake in Nepal.

The meeting was attended by Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra, Additional Principal Secretary P.K. Mishra and senior officials from the Government, IMD and NDRF.

The Prime Minister had earlier spoken to the President and Prime Minister of Nepal as well as the Chief Ministers of the Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh respectively.

Prime Minister Modi has assured Nepal of all assistance in dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake.

The Prime Minister was briefed on the inputs regarding the extent of damage to life and property received so far from various places in India and Nepal.

Prime Minister Modi directed immediate dispatch of relief and rescue teams, including medical teams to Nepal, as well as to affected areas

in India. He also directed that proper arrangements be made for rendering assistance in evacuation of stranded tourists.

Prime Minister Modi was informed that the first set of NDRF teams is expected to reach Kathmandu today itself.

The Union Government's Crisis Management Committee, which met earlier in the day, would be meeting again later today to chalk out the future

strategy.