Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has expressed grief at the damage caused by cyclone Fani in Odisha. In order to help in provision of relief and aid to the disaster affected people of Odisha, the chief minister has approved a sum of Rs five crore as financial assistance from Uttarakhand State Government.
Rawat said that the people of Uttarakhand stand with the people of Odisha.
The Chief Minister has also asked the voluntary organisations and social workers based in Uttarakhand to come forward and help the disaster affected people in Odisha. The chief minister said, “The people of Uttarakhand are familiar with the difficulties caused by disaster scenarios. We can feel the pain caused by such situations. The people of Uttarakhand stand with the people of Odisha in this difficult time,” he added.