PM directs Rajnath Singh to rush to landslide-hit spot in Pune
He also directed Home Minister Rajnath Singh to rush to Pune to take stock of the situation, a PMO statement said.
"The Prime Minister has condoled the loss of lives in the landslide and directed all possible efforts to help the affected people," the statement said.
80 personnel of National Disaster Response Force have reached the spot for relief and rescue operations, it noted.
"Loss of lives in landslide in Pune dist. is saddening. Spoke to Rajnath ji and he would be travelling to Pune to take stock of the situation," Modi tweeted.
Loss
of
lives
in
landslide
in
Pune
dist.
is
saddening.
Spoke
to
Rajnath
ji
&
he
would
be
travelling
to
Pune
to
take
stock
of
the
situation.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
July
30,
2014
At least 15 people died and over 150 were feared trapped after a landslide hit a village in Pune district in Maharashtra on Wednesday morning.
According to the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), which has sent seven teams to the spot, the landslide was triggered by heavy rains.
PTI & IANS