The State administration claims that so far it has given Rs 1.39 crore and Rs 42,00,000 financial assistance to disaster affected families in Pithoragarh and Chamoli Districts, respectively.
All national highways in Uttarakhand and roads of the Char Dham Yatra circuit are clear for traffic with repair work reported to be underway to clear the remaining blocked roads -- most of which are rural roads.
Officials further claim that the supply of electricity and water has been restored in most of the disaster affected areas with water tankers being used to provide water in villages where the water supply has not yet been restored. An estimated eight persons still remain missing in Pithoragarh district while an estimated three persons are still missing in Chamoli district. According to information from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), of the total 110 roads reported blocked in the state as on July 10, 16 roads have been reopened for traffic with work underway for reopening the remaining 94 blocked roads of which the majority—84 are rural roads. All main roads including national highways and Char Dham Yatra roads are open for traffic with the disrupted road status also being uploaded on the Public Works Department website pwd.uk.gov.in, state officials.
Till date, landslide had disrupted supply of electricity to a total of 1185 villages and settlements across the state of which 1183 have had the power supply restored with work underway to restore power supply to remaining two affected villages. Officials claim that power supply has been restored to all the 90 disaster affected villages in Ghat area of Chamoli district, 158 affected villages in Didihat Tehsil and 191 locations in Munsyari Tehsil of Pithoragarh district. As on July 10, 81 of the total 87 affected potable water supply schemes had been restored to operational condition with the remaining six damaged water supply schemes expected to be restored by July 12.
In the disaster affected Ghat Tehsil in Chamoli district, water supply had been resumed through 30 of the 31 disrupted water supply schemes. Of the 19 potable water supply blockages in Bastadi and Naulda area, 15 had been restored to operation while all the six water supply disruptions in Bhatwadi area of Uttarkashi district have been restored.
likewise, seven of the eight disrupted water supply systems had been restored in Bageshwar with all of the 14 disrupted water supply schemes being restored in Almora. More than 200 disaster affected persons in Pithoragarh and 100 persons in Chamoli district are living in relief camps maintained by the authorities. In the meanwhile, the state administration has stated that the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is currently underway with the third batch completing the pilgrimage and departing from Pithoragarh to Almora. The pilgrims of the fourth and fifth batches are presently in the process of circumambulating the Kailash mountain. The sixth batch has departed from Nabhidhang to China while the seven batch has left from Gala to Bundi.
According to the weather forecast by the meteorological centre, there is probability of light or medium rain in isolated places of Uttarakhand in the period from July 10 to 14.