The State Government has appointed senior IAS officers for boosting relief works in various affected areas. PCS officers have also been posted to various areas to help in the relief efforts while around 20 senior and middle-level police officers along with 2,000 additional police force has been deployed for relief operations.
The State Government is providing each evacuated person Rs 2,000 cash for any exigencies on their way back. Arrangements have been made for free railway tickets for the pilgrims back home along with provision of two extra coaches in the regular trains. Till now, 94,000 stranded visitors have been evacuated from Rudrprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Tehri and Pithoragarh.
The PWD has opened 549 roads for movement and has deployed 364 heavy machinery and 5,775 employees for this work. On special request of the State Government, oil companies have made available 9.4 lakh litres of diesel and 4.76 lakh litres of petrol to the districts. The Government has posted 150 doctors and 2,500 paramedics in the affected areas for immediate medical attention to the injured.
The NDRF rescued 347 persons from Gaurikund on Sunday while 149 Sadhus there do not want to leave. Out of 287 telecommunication towers, 167 were restored on Sunday while all the remaining are expected to start functioning by Monday.