The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat would visit the fire- ravaged Savani village in Uttarkashi district on Sunday. Several houses in the village were completely gutted in the fire that broke out early Friday morning, leaving many homeless. It is learnt that a total of 46 houses were reduced to ashes because of the blaze that engulfed the entire village in the wee hours of Friday when the people were asleep. Many of the cattle of the villagers were also burnt alive in the flame. The villagers said they had been left destitute by the blaze.
On the directive of the CM, the DM Uttarkashi has appointed Anurag Arya as a nodal officer for the relief and rescue operations. A team of revenue, police and other deptt is camping in the village and is estimating the loss the inferno caused.
Personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), NDRF and UREDA are also camping in the village to help the distressed villagers. The district administration has erected makeshifts tents in two government schools located in the village for the affected families.
The admin has also released a sum of Rs 3800 for every family affected by the inferno and distributed ration, utensils and quilts to the villagers.
A team of the health department has also rushed to the village and it is now engaged in conducting medical check- up of the fire affected people.
The district administration officers said that they are leaving no stone unturned to help the distressed villagers.