A legislator from Madhya Pradesh along with his family has been trapped in the flood recently occurred in Gangotri due to cloud burst. legislator's father Bherulal Tetwal has died in the incident, while BJP MlA Gautam Tetwal along with other family members is waiting for rescue team.
The information regarding party legislator's presence in Uttarakhand reached Bhopal on Tuesday morning and taking this seriously, senior officials of Madhya Pradesh Government have contacted Uttarakhand Government officials and urged for immediate rescue of the BJP MlA.
Besides, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan issued directives to the officials to maintain strict vigil on the situation and collect information regarding those stranded in the northern State. Meanwhile, 10 people from Hoshangabad district were still trapped in Uttarakhand.
The State Government has set up Madhya Pradesh State Disaster Management Emergency Control Room there, for helping Madhya Pradesh residents marooned in Uttarakhand floods. Control room's phone number is 0755-2556422. District Commandant Santosh Jat is in-charge of the control room. Jat's mobile number is 09926769808. Affected people can contact these numbers.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced to give Rs 5 crore aid to the flood-hit Uttarakhand Government. Meanwhile, leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Ajay Singh has demanded from Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take initiatives for safe return of the pilgrims of Madhya Pradesh trapped in Uttarakhand.
In a statement, issued here on Tuesday, Singh stated that there is no arrangement for communication with the pilgrims, which is causing problems to their family members in Madhya Pradesh. He alleged that similar situation is prevailing for past three days, but no efforts have been made in this direction.
later in the evening Singh talked to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna over phone and asked him to make arrangements for safe returning of the trapped Madhya Pradesh pilgrims. Saying the pilgrims from the State and their relatives are tensed and perturbed in this hour of crisis, Singh urged Bahuguna to make special arrangements for providing relief to them and make arrangements for their safe return.