Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted an airborne inspection of Uttarakhand’s flood-ravaged districts as relief and rescue efforts continued in the worst-affected Kumaon region. In contrast, attempts to restore connection and evacuate people from dangerous areas continued. Amit Shah left for an aerial survey of the affected areas in a helicopter from the GTC helipad in Dehradun.
In the presence of the Chief Minister, he would return to Jollygrant airport and have a meeting with authorities. Since Tuesday, Mr. Dhami, who has been visiting the affected districts, told reporters at the Pantnagar Airport that three days of incessant rainfall in the state had inflicted losses of 7,000 crores. The goal is to restore the network of damaged roads and bridges as soon as possible, as well as to evacuate people to safety, he added.
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Meanwhile, the death toll from rain-related accidents in the state has grown to 54, with 19 people injured and five still missing, according to the latest data from the state Emergency Operation Centre. The district of Nainital had the highest number of deaths, with 28. The region near Dhobi Ghat in Nainital is witnessing significant landslides as a result of heavy rains and flooding of the Naini lake, according to District Magistrate Dhiraj Singh Garbiyal.
This region, located at the base of Nainital, is said to be the town’s origin. According to him, over 100 households from Dhobi Ghat have been relocated. Relief camps have been put up in a variety of locations, according to Mr. Garbiyal. In Ramnagar, 25 people were flown, and six others were saved using rafts, while 30 households from Sundarkhal and Ramnagar were transported and relocated to safer areas, he added.
In the flooded Puchdi region, relief camps have also been established. In a relief camp established at Government Girls Primary School Poochri, he added that 54 individuals from ten families residing in Puchdi Nai Basti had been sheltered. He added that a total of 150 people were securely transported to Ramnagar on roads buses and transferred to their destinations at no cost. At the same time, 97 flood-affected households in Lalkuan were relocated to a gurdwara and relief camps.
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Meanwhile, the Chardham yatra, which was momentarily suspended on October 18 owing to a severe rain advisory issued by the Met department, has resumed, with pilgrims departing from Rishikesh Chardham bus terminal and Haridwar bus stand for Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.
