In a bid to assess the situation after the disaster, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar convened a review meeting through video-conferencing on Saturday. As we know that the Chief Minister is going to conduct a meeting with the Congress and its allies on August 19.
During the video-conferencing, he also checked on the monetary relief being provided to the victims. It was stated that 132 people from the State died in the disaster, of which monetary relief to families of 106 people had already been given. During the disaster, 834 people from the State went missing, for which relief money had been given to families of 816 people.
Work is underway to provide the relief money to families of the remaining victims who are either missing or dead. As many as 61 were injured due to the disaster and were admitted in hospital for over 7 days. Relief money has been provided to 52 of them. Only 9 are left and aid will be given to them on priority basis. Similarly, 35 people were injured in the disaster have also been given relief money. Some 1293 pucca houses were damaged due to the disaster, of which the owners of 1282 houses have been provided financial aid. Work is on to extend help to the 11 remaining house owners.
Also, 476 Kaccha houses were damaged during the Uttarakhand disaster and owners of 466 houses have been given financial relief. A total of 1016 pucca houses were completely destroyed in the disaster. Relief money has been provided to 936 owners. Work is on to provide the remaining eight house owners with the money as aid.
During disaster 290 kaccha houses were damaged and their owners were provided with relief money. Relief money has also been given to owners of 424 huts which were partially or completely destroyed. As many as 192 cow-sheds attached to houses were destroyed; relief money has been given to 180 cow shed owners. Also, 930 milch cattle died during the disaster and compensation for 821 has already been given to the owners. As many as 436 large animals also died, compensation for 434 has been handed over. As many as 5361 sheep died in the disaster and owners of 4678 sheep have been given financial aid.
A total of 8507 small animals also instantly died due to the Uttarakhand disaster. Owners of 8107 animals have been given relief money. As many as 22,905 families have been provided help through clothes and utensils. Debris was spread over 5.923 hectare of agricultural land and money has been provided to the land owners to get the debris removed. Similarly, 27.60 hectare of land was affected due to change in the course of the river and they also have been compensated. Some 6.623 hectare of unirrigated land was affected and compensation has been provided to the land owners.