Due to the situation after the Earthquake the PM has spoken to Madhya Pradesh CM Shri @ChouhanShivraj ji. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 25, 2015

NEW DELHI: Minutes after the deadly earthquake rocked Nepal, India and a few other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team swung into action working the phones and plotting strategy to rush relief to the Himalayan country.The PM called up several chief ministers and the Prime Minister of Nepal who was in Bangkok and on his way to Kathmandu assuring all possible help. The PMO took to Twitter and messages detailing the action plan for relief and rescue flowed out.The swift action by the PMO earned instant praise on social media. Modi used his experience of handling the aftermath of the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat to immediately roll out relief plans.“Kudos to @PMOIndia for alertness,visibility & rapid action post the Nepal earthquake. The country expects & deserves this leadership,” tweeted Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing director of Mahindra Group.Shrugging off political differences, Modi called up Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. He reviewed the situation in the affected districts in UP, Bihar and West Bengal. Since taking over as PM, Modi sought to work with states as “Team India” and has taken several measures to shore up the cohesion between states and the Centre. The PM also spoke to Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling.Modi convened a high level meeting of senior ministers and officials to thrash out the strategy and review the situation with clock-work precision.“The Prime Minister directed immediate dispatch of relief and rescue teams, including medical teams to Nepal, as well as to affected areas in India. He also directed that proper arrangements be made for rendering assistance in evacuation of stranded tourists,” a statement from the PMO said after the review meeting. The Crisis Management Group of the government met twice to review the situation in the affected states in the country and neighbouring countries.In fact, Modi’s swift response to the Nor’wester which killed over 50 people in Bihar recently had won effusive praise from Nitish Kumar.“I want to thank the honourable Prime Minister and the honourable home minister for their assurance to provide help to the disaster hit Bihar … Central government’s response was very quick,” said Nitish who had walked out of NDA after it decided to project Modi as PM candidate before the 2014 national elections.