Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar on Monday claimed that so far 175 bodies were recovered from different locations in the disaster affected districts. Of them 170 were cremated with full honours after completing the formalities, including collection of their DNA sample and things recovered for identification purpose.
Kumar claimed that of the total, maximum 93 bodies were recovered from Kedar Valley followed by 24 in Haridwar.Rest of the bodies were recovered fromvarious other locations in the disaster affected areas.