Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday visited Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar to meet the people belonging to Haryana who have been rescued from various parts of Uttarakhand.
During his second visit to the State in less than a week, he also reviewed the working of centres set up at Dehradun and Rishikesh by the State Government for providing necessary help to the people of Haryana. On Saturday, Hooda had also met Uttrakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna at Dehradun and had assured all possible help for relief and rescue operations. He had not only left his helicopter at the disposal of Uttrakhand Government for relief operations but had also assured to provide 50,000 blankets to the aggrieved families there.
Meanwhile, Haryana Government on Sunday has sent 25,000 blankets from Panipat to Uttarakhand.
On his visit at Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar, Hooda said “thousands of people are still stranded at various places in Uttarakhand and rescue operations are being carried out at faster pace and with the help of Government, military and other volunteers, stranded people were being taken to safer places.” Hooda also assured the aggrieved families of his State at Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar that State Government is providing buses of Haryana Roadways to them to their destinations free of cost.
“The disaster in Uttarakhand is a very painful incident and State Government is providing every possible help for the stranded persons to reach their destinations”, Hooda added. Congress party treasurer Moti lal Vora and general secretary and in charge of Congress chief’s office Ambika Soni, AICC, HPCC president Phool Chand Mullana and Political Advisor CM Haryana, Prof Virender Singh also accompanied Hooda during his visit on Sunday.