Centre sends Nadda, Ananth Kumar to oversee Bihar quake relief

Bihar accounted for the highest casualties so far, 51 out of the 72 deaths, reported in India.

April 28, 2015 09:45 am | Updated November 17, 2021 01:54 am IST - New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who assured all help to earthquake-hit Nepal on Tuesday, took stock of the situation at a meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

The meeting decided that Union Ministers Ananth Kumar, J.P. Nadda and Radha Mohan Singh will visit the affected areas of Bihar on Wednesday. They will inspect the rescue-and-relief work carried out by the State government at Raxual in East Champaran.

“PM @narendramodi holds review meeting with Home Minister @BJPRajnathSingh ji & top officials on the situation arising due to the Earthquake,” the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

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