Sikkim-Nepal border quake, PM Modi takes stock of the damage

PM Modi takes stock of the damage due to an earthquake near the Sikkim-Nepal border. He also spoke to the CMs of affected states.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking stock of the damage due to the earthquake near the Sikkim-Nepal border and is speaking to the Chief Ministers of affected states, according to Government of India sources.

PM Modi has already spoken to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Sikkim CM PS Tamang, sources added.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked the Sikkim-Nepal border at 8:49 pm on Monday, according to the National Centre for Seismology. Tremors were also felt in parts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.

No loss of human lives have been reported as of now and further details are awaited.

(ANI)