The team of six officials led by Principal Secretary of Department of Civil aviation and Tourism Sajal Chakraverty has successfully completed their 10 days rescue mission by saving 95 per cent of total pilgrims and tourists from Jharkhand in Uttrakhand.
“There were approximately 300 - 450 people from Jharkhand who were stuck in the natural calamity that haunted Uttrakhand and thankfully we could save 95 percent of the total people stuck over there. Also there is a little percentage of people who are either could not be brought back due to their physical disabilities or are missing but in totality it was a successful rescue operation” said Captain S P Sinha.
Sinha further added, “There were total of 25 private helicopters from different States of India including one from Jharkhand were there in recue operation. We are being provided all support from the people, from the NGOs and charitable organisations in Uttrakhand and arrangements of food and refreshment are being taken care perfectly by Uttrakhand Government.”
In the report which is to be submitted to the Governor the main points to be focusedaccording to Sinha will be the description of rescue operation , statistics of
pilgrims and tourists recued,traceless and dead, rehabilitation of rescued people who are not brought back to the State due to their physical disabilities and are in the camp of Indo-Tibetian Border Police( ITBP), traceless people in the tragedy and extension of help to their relatives who are in their search. The kind of help Jharkhand Government will be extending for reconstruction of Uttrakhand which is devasted in the catastrophe.
“Jharkhand Governor had already announced `5 crore financial aid for relief and rehabilitation of the victims. Further measures that Jharkhand Government will be taking in direction of reconstruction of the devasted Uttrakhand will be discussed in the meeting soon.” Said Captain Sinha.