New Delhi, Aug 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his thoughts and prayers for all those affected by the cloudburst in the Kishtwar district of the Chenab Valley and assured that every possible assistance will be provided to those in need. The disaster struck Chositi, the last motorable village enroute to the Machail Mata temple, between 12 noon and 1 pm, when a large number of people had gathered for the annual Machail Mata yatra.
The 8.5 km trek to the shrine, 9500 feet above sea level, begins from Chositi.
In a post on microblogging site ‘X’, PM Modi said, “My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the cloudburst and flooding in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The situation is being monitored closely. Rescue and relief operations are underway. Every possible assistance will be provided to those in need.”
