India, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to flood-hit Punjab on Tuesday, where over 40 people have died and thousands displaced in devastation after rain and overflowing rivers, the Indian Army has been at the forefront of rescue and relief operations.

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar posted in X that PM Modi is "deeply concerned" and is visiting Punjab on September 9 "to personally assess the local conditions and understand the ground realities to provide maximum assistance".

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited over the past few days, as did two central teams, while the state's AAP government and opposition parties Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) alleged apathy by the union government.

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