Uttarakhand: CM Dhami announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the Tharali disaster affected people of Chamoli, rehabilitation process intensified

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami returned to Uttarakhand on Saturday evening after returning from Delhi tour. As soon as he arrived, CM Dhami first reached the State Disaster Control Room in Dehradun and took an update on the Tharali disaster while reviewing the relief and rescue work in the disasters in the state. CM Dhami also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the damaged houses in other disasters in the state including Tharali.

CM Dhami, while reviewing the Tharali (Chamoli) disaster relief work at the Disaster Operations Center Dehradun on Saturday night, directed the District Magistrate to immediately release an assistance amount of Rs 5 lakh to the affected people for the completely damaged houses. Along with this, he has also given instructions to immediately provide assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased. The Chief Minister has directed that arrangements for the drainage of water from Syana Chatti should be made as soon as possible.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made it clear to the officials that the best arrangements should be made for the people who have become homeless in Tharali and along with this the work of rehabilitation should also be started rapidly. The affected should get relief material promptly and all the necessary items should be given together. Along with this, Chief Minister Dhami has instructed the District Magistrate and the concerned officials to restore all the basic needs including electricity, water, road network in the Tharali disaster affected area as soon as possible. Special attention should be paid to the quality of all types of relief material including ration distributed to the affected.

Praising the District Magistrate Chamoli for reaching the spot immediately during the Tharali disaster, promptly providing relief to the affected and excellent management, Chief Minister Dhami said that relief and rescue work should be ensured promptly with effective coordination in the same way in other disaster affected areas. The Chief Minister also praised the SDRF and NDRF for effective relief and rescue operations in the Tharali disaster. Along with this, the Chief Minister has instructed all the District Magistrates to keep preparations complete and keep disaster management material equipment etc. at sensitive places in view of the Orange Alert in the state for the next two days.

The Chief Minister has directed to constitute a committee of experts and scientists from various reputed agencies to study the pattern of recent disasters in Dharali, Saaji (Pauri) and Dharali and prepare a report.