BJP national president Rajnath Singh surveyed the disaster-hit areas by air on Thursday. He expressed concern over the natural calamities that wreaked havoc in the entire State. Singh also demanded from the State Government to take concrete steps for carrying relief works at the disaster-hit areas of the State.
According to him, the natural disaster-hit victims are struggling for food, shelter and medical-aid. “Possibility of around 5,000 causalities cannot be ruled out in the disaster-hit areas in the State,” he claimed. He also demanded from the Union Government to declare Uttarakhand as disaster-hit State and sanction Rs 20-25 thousand crore for carrying relief and rehabilitation work in the State.
He also demanded from the State Government to deploy more fleet of helicopters to carry relief work. According to him, connecting roads and routes were badly damaged in the disaster-hit areas across the State and the State Government should use its machinery on its optimum level to save the lives of victims. He said that party leaders were also told to carry out relief works and assist victims for curtailing number of casualties in the disaster-hit areas of the State.