CM Uttarakhand visits calamity hit Uttarkashi villages and declares immediate compensation

The chief minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat had met the union home minister, Amit Shah and had acquainted him about the losses suffered by Uttarakhand due to the natural calamity during this monsoon.

He had also impressed upon him to support the state financially to cope up with the current situation. Mr. Rawat met the Home Minister on Monday at his North Block office and acquainted him about the deaths tolls in the Uttarakhand floods.

More than 50 persons are reported dead and the accompanying destruction had led to a loss of approx. 150 crore.  The chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat visited the Arakot area of Uttarakashi yesterday and met the distressed people of the disaster-affected villages.  The chief minister along with Nainital MP Ajay Bhatt and MLA Raj Laxmi Shah of Tehri Garhwal and Chakrata MLA Munna Singh Chouhan visited the calamity affected villages of Arakot, Makuri, Tokochi, Kiranu, Cheenva, Nalavat, Duchanu, Dagoli, Balnali, Gokul and Manada Gaon and personally met the affected. They also sought detailed information about their condition and assured them of government’s full support.