Modi offers all possible support
Ahmedabad: Describing Uttarakhand flood as a national catastrophe, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi offered all possible assistance to the flood-affected people of the hill State.
Modi said that no words are enough to console pilgrims from all over India who lost their relatives and friends, and to share the trauma of the survivors.”The loss of lives and property of the local people in the fury of floods is just beyond description. Breaches on roads and bridges and breakdown in the communication system made the rescue and relief operation in inaccessible and remote areas all the more insurmountable,” he said, adding that Gujarat is willing to support wholeheartedly in the rehabilitation of the local population.
Hooda extends helping hand
Chandigarh: With Uttarakhand in the grip of flood fury, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday met his Uttarakhand counterpart Vijay Bahuguna at Dehradun and assured all help for relief and rescue operations of the people affected by the devastation. He left his helicopter at the disposal of Uttarakhand Government for the relief operations. Hooda said the Haryana Government would soon dispatch 50,000 blankets for the affected people. On behalf of the people of Haryana, the State unit of Pradesh Congress is also providing one Falcon Jet Aircraft for relief operations, he added.
SAD-BJP to donate one-month salary
Chandigarh: All MPs and MlAs of Punjab belonging to Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP on Saturday decided to donate one-month salary towards relief and rehabilitation measures for the victims and their families affected by Uttarakhand floods.
A spokesman of the Punjab Government said that a dedicated fleet of over 200 buses, including over a 150 drawn from various Government departments, including the Punjab Police, are plying round-the-clock for evacuation and safe transit of the pilgrims and others being evacuated from various far-flung flood-affected areas.
Nitish telephones Bahuguna
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday talked to his counterpart in the Himalayan State to express solidarity. The CM held a high-level meeting and announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the families of the dead from the State. He has also ordered to send a team of officers to coordinate relief of pilgrims from the State.
Gehlot camping in Dehradun
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is camping in Dehradun and is supervising rescue and relief works for people of State trapped in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, officials said.
CRPF, CISF cadre donate 1-day salary
New Delhi: Troops of paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF have decided to donate their one-day salary totalling about Rs 28 crore for the victims of Uttarakhand floods. The forces, rendering internal security duties in the country, will deposit the money in the Prime Ministers Relief Fund by the next week. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) contribution will be about Rs 18 crore while another 10 crore would be pitched in by the jawans and officers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) which guards 59 Indian civil airports.
Uttarakhand Guv to donate salary
Nainital: Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi will donate his one month’s salary for the flood-hit people of the State. Besides this, he will also give 10 per cent of his salary every month for relief work till normalcy is restored in the rain-ravaged State, an offical spokesman said.
Arunachal Cong MlAs told to donate
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki requested all Congress MlAs of the State to donate their one month’s salary to the CM Relief Fund for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the natural calamity in Uttarakhand.