Monday, 19 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
In order to facilitate immediate relief during heavy rains and other disasters, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved helicopter deployment in Pithoragarh for two months. He also directed that when the helicopter is not needed for disaster relief works, it should be used as alternative transport for the general public at subsidised rates. This should be done only when the helicopter is not needed for disaster relief works, he stressed. For use of the helicopter as alternative transport for the general public in hours apart from the hours in which it is used for disaster relief, the chief minister also approved the rate of Rs 3,000 per person.
In another decision, Dhami also approved Rs 1.60 crore for rehabilitation of 38 disaster affected families in Dharchula, Munsyari, Tejam and Bangapani areas of Pithoragarh district. He gave the approval following the nod of the state level rehabilitation committee.
