Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed deep grief at the mishaps in Tehri and Chamoli districts on Tuesday. He ordered a magisterial inquiry in the Tehri mishap. He also directed that the seriously injured be airlifted from the mishap site to the hospital. On the directions of the chief minister, in Tehri district sub inspector Mayank Tyagi and Durgesh Kothiyal were suspended for their failure to effectively check overloading of vehicles. The TTO- I Nikhilesh Ojha has also been suspended while an explanation has also been sought from the basic education officer. The State Transport minister Yashpal Arya issued orders for the suspension of Ojha. Anand Jaiswal has been appointed in his place. The Transport department has also issued orders to Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) in Dehradun, Rishikesh and Vikasnagar to conduct two-day campaign starting from Wednesday, in order to check vehicles carrying school children both contractual and private and take strict actions against those which are being operated against the rules.