Rahul Gandhi, congress vice president and member of parliament from Wayanad, Kerala today took notice of flood situation and assured people regarding relief measures being undertaken.
Coastal areas in India such as Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha etc are facing wrath of flood. Thousands of people are stranded or misplaced from their homes.
Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter, “The people of Wayanad, my Lok Sabha constituency, are in my thoughts & prayers as they battle raging flood waters.
I was to travel to Wayanad, but I’ve now been advised by officials that my presence will disrupt relief operations. I’m awaiting their OK to travel.”
Rahul also said, “Earlier today I spoke to the Kerala CM, Shri P Vijayan, drawing his attention to the serious flood situation in Wayanad. I’ve also spoken to the Collectors of Wayanad, Kozhikode & Malappuram to review relief measures being undertaken.”
Rahul also asked congress party members to help in this natural calamity. Rahul said, “I request Congress workers & leaders, citizens & NGOs working in Kerala to help with relief operations in flood hit areas of Wayanad.
I hope the State Govt will release a generous financial rehabilitation package to help those who’ve been impacted by the floods.”
The flood situation in my parliamentary constituency, #Wayanad is grim. I’m monitoring the situation closely & have spoken to the Kerala CM and key Govt officials to expedite relief.
I will be reaching out to PM Modi as well to brief him & request Central Govt. assistance. pic.twitter.com/HWN8LXgE4h
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 8, 2019
Talking about flood situation across country Rahul said, “The flood situation in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam & Bihar is grim, with lakhs of citizens stranded or displaced. I request Congress Party workers in the affected states to do all they can to help those in need & pray that the flood waters soon subside.”