PIONEEREDGE NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
On the directions of Union Home minister and minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), each for Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, cloudburst and landslides. These IMCTs would make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works carried out by the State Government.
Officials informed that these Central teams will visit early next week the flood/ landslide-affected districts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, which have been severely affected by heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and incidents of flash flood, cloudburst and landslides, during the current monsoon season. An IMCT, and a multi-sectoral team have already visited Himachal Pradesh.
The Central teams are led by a senior officer of the level of Joint Secretary in MHA/ NDMA and will have senior officers from the Ministries/ Departments of Expenditure, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Jal Shakti, Power, Road Transport and Highways, and Rural Development.
Officials further said that the MHA is in touch with senior officers of these States/UT, and has extended all necessary logistic assistance by deployment of the requisite number of teams of NDRF, army and air force helicopters, which are helping them in search and rescue and restoration of essential services.
