Two women died and more than 100 persons from the State capital are missing in Uttarakhand in the recent floods. The district administration established a control room at the Collectorate for people trapped in the calamity in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
The phone numbers of control room are 0755-2540927 and 0755-2540843. Bhopal Collector Nishant Varvade issued an appeal to all the tour and travel operators in the district to contact the control room in case of any information pertaining to people trapped in Uttarakhand. The administration released a list of people trapped in the calamity, based on information provided by the people.
Manoj Sharma, a resident of Mulla Colony in Nishatpura locality said some of his family members, including younger brother lavlesh Sharma and his wife Shailja Sharma, 3 year-old son Prayag, mother Manorama Sharma and mother-in-law Mithlesh had gone to Kedarnath on June 8.
His younger brother called him on Tuesday and said his mother and mother-in-law died in the calamity while his wife and child are missing. The parents of noted photojournalist of the city, Sanjeev Gupta are also among those missing in the disaster.
Apart from the State capital, hundreds of persons from other districts of the State are also trapped in the floods in Uttarakhand. Nearly 400 persons from Budhni, the assembly constituency of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan are trapped in Uttarakhand. It was reported that at least one person from Budhni had died in the floods.
Forty nine persons from Indore are reported to be missing in the calamity. Besides, 25 persons from Rajpura village in Bhind who had gone for pilgrimage of the four dhams in Utarakhand are also reportedly trapped there. No communication could be established with these persons till late night. Packets of food and raincoats have been dispatched by the State government for the flood-hit people.