The district administration has distributed Rs1.10 crore to the families of those deceased from the natural calamity cloud burst and intermittent rains had triggered in Pauri district of 14 and 15 August. The estimation of the damage houses is now being done by the Revenue Inspector and after it is completed the relief money will be distributed among the victims. However, the relief money has been given to the families of the deceased in accordance with the rules. The Yamkeshwar, lansdowne, Pauri tehsils have suffered maximum damage in terms of lives lost and properties damaged in the August disaster.
District Magistrate Chandra Sekhar Bhatt said Rs1.10 crore has been distributed to eight tehsils of the district up till now which include Rs7.45 lakh to Pauri, Rs59,000 to Srinagar, Rs6.68 lakh to Kotdwar, Rs58,000 to Thallisain, Rs76000 to Dhumakot, Rs20.53 lakh to lansdowne, Rs73.88 lakh to Yamkkeshwar, Rs25,000 to Chaubattakhal and Rs10,000 to Satpuli Tehsil as relief fund. Bhatt said the maximum destruction has occurred in Yamkeshwar tehsil, where 11 cow shelters were totally damaged and 35 partially damaged. Out of the 496 persons evacuated from different parts of the Yamkeshwar Tehsil, 75 are still in the relief camp in Swargaasharam and food and medical facility are being provided in the relief camp. Total 313 roads were blocked in August, out of which 294 have been cleared for transportation on 3 September and those left are set to be reopened for traffic transportation, as informed by Executive Engineer PWD Provincial division, added Bhatt.