Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting in Ahmedabad to review the progress of relief work in parts of Gujarat that have been flooded. The review meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and other senior ministers as well as officials.

He also conducted an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in the state. The prime minister said the people of Gujarat had been gifted with a “strong spirit of resilience”. “These floods will not impact the development journey of Gujarat,” he said, while addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad.

Modi announced Rs 2 lakh in compensation from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to the families of those who lost their lives in the deluge. Rs 50,000 will be granted to those who were injured in the floods.

Modi said more than Rs 500 crore will be provided to the Gujarat Disaster Management by the government of India for relief work. “Everything possible will be done to help the farmers who have suffered immensely due to the floods,” he added.

Rupani had called Modi on Tuesday morning and apprised him of the flood situation in Gujarat. The prime minister left for his home state immediately after the swearing-in ceremony of President Ram Nath Kovind in the national Capital. He will return to Delhi after conducting the aerial survey later on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati accused Modi of ignoring other states that also have been affected by the floods. “He is not the chief minister of Gujarat, but the prime minister of India,” Mayawati said. “Several states are flood affected today. He should help all states equally.”

At least 400 people were rescued in Banaskantha district on Tuesday morning, PTI reported. However, hundreds of people are still waiting to be shifted to safer places, an unidentified official told the news agency.

Rescue and relief operations have been intensified and the Army, the Indian Air Force, National Disaster Relief Force and the local teams have been called out for assistance. “Two helicopters have been launched from Deesa for rescue and relief in Banaskantha and Patan districts of Gujarat,” a Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday.

The Gujarat government has evacuated at least 25,000 people from flood-hit regions, reported NDTV. At least three people are reported to have died in the deluge and many more are stranded.