New Delhi, Sept 22 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be visiting Orissa on Tuesday to take stock of the situation in the flood-hit areas of the State.

He will hold a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to discuss the flood situation.

The Union Home Minister will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts including Puri, Cuttak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Jajpur.

He will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Rural Development, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, the Secretary (Border Management) and other senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs. (ANI)