Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said that ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each would be given to next of kin of the deceased and missing persons hailing from Haryana during the recent devastation caused due to heavy rains, floods and landslides in Uttarakhand.
An official spokesman said that 113 persons have been missing or have died during the devastation and ex-gratia grant of Rs. 10 lakh each would be given to next of kin of the deceased. He said that out of total ex-gratia grant, Rs. five lakh would be given by Haryana Government from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Ex-gratia grant of Rs. five lakh has been announced by the Uttarakhand Government.
Out of these an amount of Rs two lakh would be met from the Prime Minister Relief Fund and Rs. 1.50 lakh would be met from the National Disaster Response Fund. In addition, Uttarakhand Government would be paying Rs. 1.50 lakh from their State Exchequer. The spokesman said that Haryana Government has extended all possible assistance during that hour of crisis in Uttarakhand. Hooda himself visited the state to take stock of the things and left his helicopter at the disposal of the Uttarkhand Government for reliefs and rescue operations.
A control room was also set up under the supervision of a senior officer of the rank of Principal Secretary to actively help in the rescue and relief measures. Relief material was also sent for affected persons.The State Government had decided to adopt devastation affected 25 villages for rehabilitation work. Besides the state government, various social and non government organizations had also contributed in the Haryana Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help those affected in the devastation.