Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna distributed monetary relief cheques to family members of 20 people who went missing during Uttarakhand's natural disaster.
The CM distributed relief cheques at a programme organised at the community hall of the CM's residence. In his address, the CM said that the State's responsibility did not end after distributing cheques and the Government would help the victims whenever they needed it.
The Government, he said, would ensure that the affected did not face any more problems in the future. He assured them that the State Government was with them in their hour of need. The CM said that the State has suffered heavy losses due to the disaster. “The Government is making efforts to ensure that all basic amenities reach the affected areas on time. The central Government, too, will also contribute in every way possible for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the disaster hit areas,” he further added.
On the occasion a cheque of Rs five lakh in form of monetary relief was presented to the families of Jaiprasad, Amrita and Sudhanshu Thakur from Vikas Nagar, Surendra Singh from Tehsil, Mithlesh, Darshni Devi and Alka from Rishikesh.Relief was also given to family members of Govind Ram Gaud, Anand Dubey, Vijay Rastogi, Rishi Bisht, Indira, Tushar Bisht, Surendra Bisht, Rameshwari Rawat, Nandan Singh Rawat, Suraj Rawat, Vikram Singh, Mahesh and Santosh Pandey,
Also present on the occasion were Cabinet Minister Yashpal Arya, Dinesh Aggarwal, MlA Rajkumar, Umesh Sharma and DM Dehradun R.Minaxi Sundram.