Police sends photographers to Kedar Valley
Dehradun: Police sent a team of photographers to the disaster-affected areas in Kedar Valley areas from where it would send pictures of the stranded people. These pictures would be uploaded on police website. Simultaneously, 200 cars have been sent to Guptkashi to transport the rescued persons.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dehradun Kewal Khurana made the announcement at Jolly Grant airport. He consoled the aggrieved kin of stranded persons. “Be patient, rescue and relief operation is going on at a massive scale. A large chunk of stranded persons have already been stranded. We need your cooperation,” the SSP said, adding that the administrative and police officials were with them in this hour of emergency.
2-day job fair at SelaQui Institute
Dehradun: SelaQui Institute of Engineering and Technology in association with Uttarakhand Technical Education Board is organising a workshop on “Employability Enhancement-cum-Job Fair” at its sprawling campus situated in Selaqui, Dehradun as a part of social outreach. Around 2,000 diploma engineers are participating in the job fair. This job fair shall commence all necessary arrangements have been made for this two-day workshop-cum-job fair and the institute is well-equipped to host the event in collaboration with Technical Education.Om Pathak, Chairman SelaQui Education expressed, “This job fair is being specially organised for engineering diploma students, which is one of its kind.” Prof Dhram Buddhi, Director SelaQui Institute of Engineering and Technology, (SIET) said, “The companies participating in this job fair may provide at least 500 job opportunities for engineering diploma students.”
OBC employees to donate 1-day salary
Dehradun: While relief and rescue operations are going on, in and around Kedarnath, all the employees of the Oriental Bank of Commerce numbering more than 18,000 have decided to contribute one-day salary to the Prime Minister/ CM Relief Fund amounting to Rs 1.25 crore approximately. In addition, staff members of Oriental Bank of Commerce are conducting relief camps at New Tehri, Srinagar and Rudraprayag providing mineral water, biscuits, juices, medicines etc to the victims returning from the disaster sites. These camps will continue till their requirements.
Free medical assistance to victims
Dehradun: With an aim to assist victims who faced the brunt of natural disaster, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences and Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital declared high alert in the hospital. A separate ward has been reserved in the hospital. The Emergency Medical Officers of the hospital are instructed to remain alert, this was informed by Prof SP Thapliyal, vice-president, Shri Guru Ram Rai Education Mission. He informed that free-ambulance service has been started at Jolly Grant airport and Shastardhara based helipad and free medical assistance would be provided to the natural disaster victims. Medical Superintendent, Brig (Retd) Ved Prakash told that team comprising senior medical doctors are already made for providing immediate medical relief to natural disaster hit victims. Meanwhile, SGRR (PG)College and MSW department jointly collected the eatables for the natural disaster hit victims. Neha Sharma, in-charge of MSW department, informed that 71 cartons of eatables which includes 1226 biscuit packets, 4336 mineral water, 895 juice packets, 489 namkeen packets, 1200 milk powder packets, etc. were already collected for the assisting natural disaster-hit victims.