There is a disaster due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. Due to incessant rains, 249 roads are closed in the state. Along with this, the work of rescue of the devotees who went on Chardham Yatra is also going on. Due to frequent landslides, many routes are closed and passengers are stranded at various places. Due to excessive rains in Uttarakhand, there has been a lot of damage and now in this difficult time, the central government has extended a helping hand to the Uttarakhand government.
The Central Government has announced financial assistance for the disaster affected states on Wednesday. Uttarakhand has been given Rs 413 crore by the Central Government. This amount has been released as per the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Finance Ministry said the guidelines have been relaxed in view of heavy rains across the country. Funds have been released as immediate assistance to the states.
CM Dhami expressed gratitude to the PM:
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has thanked the Prime Minister for releasing an amount of Rs 413 crore to Uttarakhand under the Disaster Response Fund. He has thanked the PM. It is worth mentioning that in this difficult time, help will be provided to the public in the state with this amount.
Rain of stones in Patalganga:
After five years, once again a landslide zone has emerged on Badrinath Highway Patalganga. Due to the landslide in the hill of Patal Ganga, there was intermittent rain of stones for an hour. However, there was no loss due to stoppage of traffic and RCC half tunnel on the highway during this period. It was told that at 4:55 minutes there was a rain of stones after a landslide from the hill near Patal Ganga. The balloon of smoke spread in the surrounding area, during this the local citizens stopped the passengers walking on the highway by shouting.
