The Bharatiya Janata Party state president Banshidhar Bhagat visited the disaster affected Raini and Tapovan villages on Tuesday and interacted with the affected villagers, assuring them all possible assistance. He said that he would contribute his one month’s salary in the disaster relief fund.
Bhagat said that both the Central and State governments are involved in coordinated efforts for rescue and relief. He said that ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, State police and other agencies are working hard in the rescue efforts. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda are also monitoring the efforts while the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat too was in the affected area reviewing the rescue and relief efforts for two days. The CM is closely monitoring the situation, he said. Earlier, Bhagat visited the Karnprayag home of constable Manoj Chowdhary who died in the disaster and visited the homes of those in Raini village who are missing. He consoled the family members of the missing.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
