Dharamshala, Sept. 9 -- The Himachal Pradesh government is expecting a special relief package from the Centre as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the state on Tuesday to assess the damage caused by recent floods and landslides.

The Prime Minister will chair a meeting with senior state officials and leaders at Kangra Airport in the afternoon.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who reached the airport to receive the Prime Minister, told ANI that the heavy rain has caused widespread destruction in the state.

"The rain from last week caused significant destruction, and the state faced losses across all areas, from people's lives to property damage. Our farmers' crops have been destroyed, and many landslides have occur...