Madhya Pradesh Additional Director General (ADG) Alok Pateria posted in New Delhi led a team to Kathmandu to bring back people of the State stranded in earthquake-affected Nepal on Tuesday.
During his New Delhi visit on Monday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave necessary directives in this regard to Pateria before leaving for Bhopal. He said that information has been received that 25 people from the State including 20 from Shahdol district and 5 others are stranded there. Besides, there is possibility of finding more Madhya Pradesh people on reaching Nepal. All of them will be brought back home.
It is noteworthy that one of affected families of Madhya Pradesh was brought from Kathmandu to Madhya Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. The family of Manoj Verma reached New Delhi by air after spending several nights braving rains following earthquake.
Manoj Verma’s family used to reside in Sunrise Tower, lalitpur, Dhobi Ghat in Kathmandu. Saturday was public holiday in Nepal. Verma and his family were taking food when earthquake struck. Soon after, they left the building without taking meal and could have meal only on Monday after reaching New Delhi. He is accompanied by wife and 8-year-old son Anushk.
For complete two days, they survived on some biscuits and water. They could not even sleep. Verma said that earthquake has caused heavy devastation in Kathmandu. Most of the buildings have suffered damage. People are facing deep crisis of power, water and communications. Roads have also developed cracks at many places.