PM Modi beats adverse weather, travels by road to Manipur rally venue
Conditions were not conducive for a helicopter travel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday defied adverse weather conditions in Manipur to reach a public rally venue in Churachandpur, opting to travel by road after poor weather made helicopter travel unsafe.
According to government sources, when PM Modi landed at Imphal airport, heavy rain was already underway. Weather inputs indicated that conditions were not conducive for helicopter travel to Churachandpur, where he was scheduled to address a public gathering.
The rally venue was approximately one and a half hours away by road.
“Despite the heavy rain, PM Modi decided he would reach the rally venue by road, no matter how long it took, just so he could personally interact with the people,” said sources.
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