Uttarakhand Government on Monday claimed that so far 2,038 relief packets were dropped in different disaster affected areas of five districts as part of its ongoing relief operation. It also claimed to have sent 228 quintals of food items to the disaster-hit areas.
A press communiqué issued by the Government claimed that the choppers carried out 81 sorties, including maximum 66 to different locations in Rudraprayag district.
Similarly, the choppers carried out three sorties to Urgam, Ghodapadav, lambagad, Pulma, and Pandukeshwar in Chamoli and 11 to Bhatwadi, Maneri and Harshil in Uttarkashi. The choppers made a single sortie to Badhiakot in Bagheshwar district.
Carrying out the sorties, the choppers dropped relief materials in Chaumasi, Gaurigaon,Kotma,Trijuginarayan, Kalimath, Jokhi, Kudjeti, Silaudh and Gaunigaon in worst-hit Rudraprayag district. The government also stated that 1,807 packets were dropped at different spots in Rudraprayag followed by 85 in Chamoli, 138 in Uttarkashi and 8 in Bageshwar.
Similarly, it sent 186 quintal of relief material to Rudraprayag followed by 10 quintal to Chamoli, 29 quintal to Uttarkashi and 3 quintals to Bageshwar. The Government claimed three relief material depots have been set up at Gulabrai, Guptkashi and Ukhimathh in Rudraprayag.
likewise, the Government has set up five depots—Gopeshwar, Joshimath, Karnaprayag, Gauchar, and Gwaldam in Chamoli and two depots, including one each at Uttarkashi and Gyansu, in Uttarkashi district. One depot each has been set up Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to store relief material.