The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has finally managed to rebuild the temporary bridges, which connected Govindghat with other parts of country, and also evacuated 900 mules and its 250 owners from Govindghat. This was stated by Chamoli district Magistrate SA Murugeshan on Saturday.
The official said in view of recent disaster all Sub divisional magistrates (SDM) and nodal officers have been instructed to make sure that supply of rations reached in affected villages. They have also instructed to make full transparency on it. He also informed that so far his district officials haven’t conducted any survey on damaged houses and so once it has been completed they will disburse compensations to the affected families on priority basis.
Murugeshan also asked BRO and PWD officials to re-open the damaged roads on war footing note and added BDO has been told to repair the road under MNREGA and will be allocated additional fund under MNREGA by the State. He also advised officials of the education department to make an alternative arrangement for schools so that classes can be resumed soon.
He also disclosed that disaster affected blocks including Tharali, Joshimath, Narayanbagad and Deval Government school students will get Rs 500 per student from Chief Minister Relief Fund. He asked Jal Nigam and Jal Sansthan officials to make arrangement of potable water. Wherever pipelines are damaged then the officials concerned can make an alternate arrangement and also check the quality of water. Besides it he also asked electric department officials to keep additional supply of transformer so that they can replace damaged transformers with new one. With this they can resume power supply in affected villages on time.