Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced Rs 5 crore financial assistance and a relief train with essential supplies for flood-affected Chhattisgarh.

Yadav assured Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai that Madhya Pradesh stood firmly with the neighbouring state during the crisis.

Incessant rains triggered flash floods and inundated vast areas in Dantewada, Sukma, Bijapur, and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh last week.

Yadav, in an official statement, said, "Helping our neighbour is our duty. Madhya Pradesh is sending Rs 5 crore and a train with relief material to Chhattisgarh."

He further lauded Sai's prompt efforts in assisting affected residents and said his government was closely monitoring the situation in surrounding states.

Madhya Pradesh would continue to extend relief to Chhattisgarh as required in the future, the chief minister said.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, governments were working together with coordination and empathy in difficult times, he said.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Sai took to X to thank his Madhya Pradesh counterpart for the assistance.

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The MP government's support in the hour of crisis will provide strength to people affected in the Bastar division, he wrote.