State Disaster Management Secretary Bhaskaranand has said that the team of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi is doing an excellent work in Kedar valley under the guidance of its Principal Col Ajay Kothiyal.
As part of the rehabilitation work, they have started demolishing the Government buildings like GMVN and have deployed three JCB and two rolling machines to channelise the river as well. They have channelised the Mandakini river and are now busy in channelising Saraswati river as well with the help of 400 dedicated mountaineers, said Bhaskaranand.
He briefed the media after touring Kedar valley along with chief secretary N Ravishankar and NIM Director Col Kothiyal on Thursday.He appealed to the additional chief secretary to take media there so that they would get first-hand experience about how the rebuilding works are going on in full swing."Presently, NIM team is busy in constructing the helipad for the landing of Mi-27 in the area- 150 metre in length and 100 metre in width. Probably, they would complete things in the next fortnight," he informed.
Meanwhile, NIM team have made helipad where three helicopters can land at a time. Currently, they are giving emphasis on basic infrastructure - building and will continue till January 15 and later on, they would start construction work at Sonprayag, where they would build multi-storied parking space and shops in two places.
In one place, the disaster- affected people will be rehabilitated. The team have constructed 25 buildings where people can stay during their visit to Kedarnath. In one such building, 25 persons can stay together, he added.