New Delhi, Aug 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Members of Parliament (MPs) from Uttarakhand on Wednesday and inquired about the situation in Uttarkashi following the twin cloudbursts in the Dharali region.
MPs Anil Baluni, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Trivendra Singh Rawat, and Ajay Bhatt met the Prime Minister at the Parliament House and briefed him on the current situation and the rescue operations in the disaster-hit area.
PM Modi advised the MPs to stay in contact with the people in their Lok Sabha constituencies to make every effort to ensure the safety of the rain and landslide-affected areas and to provide all possible assistance to them.
Following the meeting, Garhwal MP Anil Baluni posted on X, "The Honourable Prime Minister is deeply pained, grief-stricken, and distressed by this severe calamity in Uttarkashi. He is personally overseeing the continuous review of relief and rescue operations. He stated that all agencies of the Central Government and the State Government are fully engaged with utmost urgency in the tasks of relief, rescue, and rehabilitation."
Baluni said that PM Modi also reaffirmed that the Central Government stands "firmly with all the disaster-affected people, including those in Dharali."
Furthermore, he mentioned that the Central government is providing every possible assistance to Uttarakhand to combat and recover from this disaster.
"The Honourable Prime Minister Ji urged all MPs to stay in contact with the people living in areas affected by heavy rainfall and landslides in their Lok Sabha constituencies and to make every effort to ensure all possible assistance is provided to them," he added.
Tehri Garhwal MP Mala Rajyalaxmi Shah told IANS, "There is a lot of destruction, it's a very painful and distressing situation. The heavy rainfall is continuing in the entire state, and the situation is devastating. Rescue operations are also underway amid a difficult situation."
Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha member Mahendra Bhatt, speaking to IANS, expressed confidence that the Centre would provide all possible assistance to the affected region.
"PM Modi and HM Shah are continuously monitoring the situation. NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed, and nearly all possible health teams have been stationed there. Army is also deployed to carry out prompt rescue and relief operations," he said.
— IANS
Reader Comments
As someone from Dehradun, I can confirm the situation is really bad. Roads are blocked, communication lines down in many areas. Glad NDRF and Army are helping but we need long-term solutions for these annual disasters. Climate change is making things worse every year!
Why do MPs need to be told to stay in contact with their constituents? Shouldn't this be their basic job? 🤔 Anyway, hope the relief reaches quickly. My cousin's family is stranded in Uttarkashi since yesterday.
Heartbreaking to see our Devbhoomi suffering like this. We need better disaster management infrastructure in hill states. Kudos to rescue teams working in dangerous conditions. Stay safe everyone! â¤ï¸
The PM's concern is appreciated, but we've seen this pattern before - big promises during disasters, then forgotten. Hope this time there's proper rehabilitation and compensation for affected families. The Char Dham road project needs better planning too.
My heart goes out to Uttarakhand. We Delhiites complain about some waterlogging while our mountain brothers-sisters face life-threatening situations every monsoon. Time to rethink our infrastructure priorities as a nation.
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