Transport aircraft C295 landed at Dharasu town in Uttarkashi district from Agra on Sunday morning with personnel, technicians, and relief material for conducting rescue and relief operations.
All senior police officers and team leaders of various branches of police - SDRF, Fire Service, PAC, Telecom, etc., who were sent for effective conduct of relief and rescue operations in Uttarkashi district, attended the meeting.
The Uttarakhand CM informed that the government has provided immediate relief by providing Rs 5 lakh, whereas electricity and telephone services in the affected areas have been restored.
Aiming to fasten rescue and relief operations, Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) authorities have prepared a detailed action plan to conduct search and rescue operations by coordinating with other agencies in the disaster-hit Dharali area of Uttarkashi district.
Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) Chairman Sanjay Meena stated that the rescue and clearance operations are ongoing, while an investigation is underway to determine the cause, with initial reports suggesting vibrations from construction equipment may have triggered the
"I will also visit the district hospital in Uttarkashi, where some patients are admitted. Under the instructions of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the teams of the health department, NDRF, SDRF, and Indian Army are working together as a unified team. Seven to nine doctors ha
The canine teams have been actively engaged in search operations for the past three days, significantly contributing to locating individuals and supporting overall rescue efforts in the challenging terrain.
According to Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Deepam Seth, many survivors were evacuated from the flood-affected Harsil and Dharali with the help of the Air Force and Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA).
In the context of ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in Harsil and Dharali, Uttarakhand, specialised canine units from the Indian Army have been deployed to enhance search efforts.
The District Magistrate is constantly inspecting the relief camps set up in the disaster-affected area and is also constantly reviewing the availability of basic facilities like food, drinking water, and medical care to the affected.