The Chief Minister also expressed his gratitude to the villagers who reached the spot as the first responder in the Simdi, Pauri bus accident. He said that first of all the nearby villagers reached and they helped in evacuating the injured. The Chief Minister has directed DM Pauri to provide incentive funds to encourage them by making a list of the villagers who have helped in evacuating the injured and the dead in the hour of calamity.
