Punjab Government has sought a relief of Rs 60,000 crores and an additional Rs 20,000 crores for flood-affected Punjab. 

PM Narendra Modi Punjab Visit Today, Gurdaspur Floods, Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Punjab today, to 'personally assess' the devastation caused by recent floods. His helicopter is scheduled to land in Gurdaspur at around 3:45 in the afternoon. From there, he will travel to chair an hour-long review meeting in Gurdaspur.

His visit reportedly includes an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in the state. Before his Punjab visit, the Prime Minister will visit the flood and landslide-hit Himachal Pradesh to review the situation there and will conduct an aerial survey. 

Punjab has been hit by the worst flood in nearly 40 years, following incessant rainfall in the neighboring mountain states this monsoon. As of now, over 50 people have died in Punjab due to floods. 

When the flood was at its peak, the Punjab Government sought its pending Rs 60,000 crores from the centre and an additional Rs 20,000 crore for the relief and rescue operations; however centre gave no assurance.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant yesterday expressed hope that the Prime Minister, after visiting the state today, would announce a relief package or make provisions to compensate Punjab and its people for the losses caused by this natural disaster.

PM Narendra Modi Punjab Visit Today, Gurdaspur Floods, Live Updates:

1:30 PM| Himachal Pradesh College Receive Bomb Threat ahead of PM Modi's visit to the State

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Himachal Pradesh, a bomb threat was sent through mail to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College in Nerchowk, Mandi, earlier today. 

Evacuation is underway, the PTI reported. Authorities have cordoned off the premises. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, while Mandi is a neighboring district. 

1:00 PM| President SC Wing, AAP Punjab appeals to PM Modi for relief package of at least Rs 20,000 crore 

Ahead of the PM's visit today, Gurpreet Singh GP, President of the SC Wing of the Aam Aadmi Party Punjab, appealed to Prime Minister Modi to announce a relief package of at least 20,000 crore rupees for the flood-affected people of Punjab, so that the affected families can be assisted.

12:30 PM | AAP Punjab Criticizes PM for Visiting Late

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Punjab today, about three weeks after the state was hit by the worst floods in recent times, AAP Punjab, hitting out at the PM, said, "Modi Ji, even if it’s after Afghanistan, at least you’ve finally remembered Punjab after all these days."

AAP Punjab made the statement in a post on X. It added, "You wrote in your tweet that your government stands with Punjab, but your same government is withholding Punjab’s rightful ₹60,000 crore. Moreover, you haven’t even announced a relief package yet." 

The Punjab government appealed PM for the release of its due funds and additional flood relief fund.

"If you truly stand with Punjab, release Punjab’s rightful ₹60,000 crore and, before heading back, announce a separate ₹20,000 crore relief package so that the massive losses to agriculture and farmers due to this disaster can be compensated, and Punjab can be brought back on its feet," it added in the post.  

12:20 PM | Tight Security In Gurdaspur Ahead Of PM Modi's Visit

Ahead of  PM Modi's visit to the state, tight security arrangements have been made in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

11:40 AM |  AAP Punjab today took a dig at the Prime Minister’s visit today, stating that the “After 37 years, Punjab was hit by record-breaking floods, but only after 25 days, Modi finally remembered Punjab."

“Punjab government ministers and MLAs, who have been working day and night to help the flood-affected families, collectively urged the Prime Minister not to just get photos clicked and leave, but to also provide a relief package of at least Rs 20,000 crore, along with clearing the pending Rs 60,000 crore owed to Punjab by the central government,” it added in a post on its X handle today. 

11 AM | Union Minister of State for Railways and senior Punjab BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh as well as in Punjab today. According to a report by the Tribune, Bittu would also be part of a high-level meeting with Punjab government officials in Gurdaspur in the evening today on September 9, to assess the flood situation and to discuss the relief efforts. 

10 AM | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for Himachal Pradesh. The vice presidential election 2025 is also taking place, and the prime minister has just voted.

8:30 AM | Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab.

Yesterday, CM Mann in a post on X, said, "Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Punjab tomorrow, I welcome him. I am not well, otherwise I would have come personally and made him visit all the flood affected areas. I hope that the Prime Minister will make some good package or announcement to compensate Punjab and Punjabis for the losses caused by this natural disaster."

8 AM | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Punjab for the first time after the 2022 security breach.