52 People Dies Due To Heavy-rain In Uttarakhand, Rescue Operation On

So far 52 people have died due to flood and heavy rain in Uttarakhand. NDRF IG Amrendra Singh Sengar told media that around 4000 villages are badly engulfed in floods. Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the disaster-affected areas in Uttarakhand today. They have reached Dehradun late at night. The Home Minister will also hold a meeting with the officials.

In some areas of the state where landslides have occurred, the search for the missing people has been intensified. More than 4000 villages have been affected in this tragedy, out of which about 1000 are in darkness due to power cuts. The areas of Almora and Ranikhet are still cut off from the outside areas after the landslide.

The rain has stopped but the challenge of rescue remains. Now the search for the missing people has been intensified in Uttarakhand. On Wednesday, bodies of two people were found in Talla Ramgarh of Nainital district. Even now the areas where there have been heavy landslides. There are many people missing there whose search is on.

NDRF IG Amarendra Singh Sengar said that today we have recovered some bodies in the areas affected by the landslide. Search is on for the areas where people have gone missing.

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On Thursday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas. The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those killed in the disaster. At the same time, people whose houses have been destroyed in the disaster will be given a compensation of Rs 1.90 lakh. Along with the farmers, those who lost their cattle in floods and landslides would also be helped.

To help the local population in Almora and Nainital, a contingent of the Indian Army left in the help of the civil authority. Due to the incessant rains for the last two days, the civil administration has called the army as the situation near Garampani/Khairna areas is critical. Due to the excessive flow of the river, the valley has been badly affected and there is a danger to the surrounding buildings. Military assistance was sought to rescue stranded civilians, provide medical aid to the injured and restore food supplies.

A food distribution center was also set up at Khairna to prepare food for all the stranded people. The swift and prompt response displayed by the Indian Army has played a vital role in saving the lives of many tourists and local.