In order to provide relief to the disaster affected persons, a team of 27 teachers carrying food packets, medicines and other necessary items departed for Rudraprayag on Tuesday.
The team members will also help in rescuing the affected persons along with members of disaster management and mitigation and district administration teams. The team headed by Mukesh Bahuguna, vice president of Garhwal division, Uttarakhand Government Teachers Union said that some teachers of Pauri, Haridwar, Tehri and Dehradun have shown their willingness volunteer in relief camps.
The team comprising NCC /Scout Trained and Ex Servicemen departed for Rudraprayag. He had secured permission from the education department for this work. The names and other details have been forwarded to district administration so that the volunteers can report to them as and when required.
A second team of teachers is also lined up to reach disaster affected areas of Rudraprayag. They will depart for Rudraprayag after being informed about ground situation of the areas, he added. Bahuguna further said “in order to provide food packets, medicine and other necessary items to the disaster affected persons, the members of second team were deployed for collecting money from interested citizen”.