Former PCC president Niranjan Patnaik on Friday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to send an all-party delegation to Uttarakhand and draw out a plan for contributing to the reconstruction efforts in that State.
In a letter to the CM, Patnaik urged him to stand by the people of Uttrakhand, which has gone through a major loss of lives and heritage sites. “In the past when Odisha needed help many States were generous in extending their services,” Patnaik reminded the CM.
“The State (Odisha) should adopt a few villages; maybe we can help in repair of a stretch of road or a few bridges and consider sending some heavy machines,” Patnaik stated in the letter.
Patnaik also said that the temptation to be contended by sending some blankets or used clothes should be avoided. Besides, the apprehension is that that the blankets would be like the low quality stuff being distributed by the State Government, which would not be useful in the cold conditions of Uttarakhand, he added.
338 Odias rescued from Uttarakhand so far
Bhubaneswar: At least 19 persons from Odisha who were stranded at various places in Uttarakhand due to flood and landslide were rescued on Thursday. With this, the total number of persons rescued as on Thursday stands at 338, informed Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office.
According to a Press release issued by SRC, the Resident Commissioner’s office of the State Government in New Delhi on Thursday has made arrangements to send six more persons on Air India flight while another one person has been sent to Bhubaneswar by Kalinga Utkal Express.
The release further stated that 11 people were on their way from Joshi Math to Rishikesh by road and were expected to reach Rishikesh on Thursday night while another one person has been received by Odisha Bhawan team at Rishikesh.