Kerala floods: PM Modi's aerial survey called off due to inclement weather

Local sources said that his return to Delhi could be delayed as there is water on the Kochi airport runway

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aerial survey in flood-hit Kerala was called off on Saturday due to inclement weather.

While the PM's helicopter returned to Kochi Naval air base, local sources informed that his return to Delhi could also be delayed as there is water on the Kochi airport runway.

Early in the day, Modi held a high-level meeting with officials and reviewed the flood situation in the state. He  is expected to chair a review meet with the Army and Navy later today. 

The Prime Minister, who arrived in the state's capital Thiruvananthapuram on Friday night, reached Kochi to conduct