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DSGMC apprises CM of rescue work carried out by committee
Harish Rawat meets flood-hit people of Haridwar areas
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1,313 evacuated from Badrinath
Wadia institute celebrates foundation day
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DSGMC apprises CM of rescue work carried out by committee
Dehradun, June 29 He was accompanied by members of the DSGMC, including Avtar Singh Hit, Onkar Singh Thapar, Chaman Singh, Gurbaksh Singh and Samardeep Singh. They expressed their condolences to the Government of Uttarakhand on behalf of the entire Sikh community and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured victims of the natural disaster. At the meeting which was held in the Chief Minister’s office, the delegation told the Chief Minister about the relief and rescue operations carried out by the DSGMC at various locations across the state. Manjit Singh (GK) said, “This has been the biggest ever operation undertaken by the DSGMC. After performing a path of Sri Guru Nank Dev ji to serve mankind, we have helped rescue and evacuate victims, irrespective of any caste, creed, colour or religion”. The relief and rescue operations by the DSGMC started on June 20 and till today, it has been able to evacuate more than 4,000 stranded persons to safer locations. The DSGMC placed its disaster management team at various locations, including Badrinath, Joshmiath, Gauchar, Gobind Ghat and Rishikesh. In the initial stages, the DSGMC airlifted 5 tonnes of relief aid through chartered aircraft from Delhi and handed over the same to the operations centre at the NTRO Airbase in Dehradun. Guru ka langar is operational 24x7 at Rishikesh and Gauchar since June 20. It has engaged a B-200 Aircraft (9-seater), PC-12 Aircraft (8-seater), 100 executive buses and 80 MUV vehicles to transfer the stranded persons. Stranded persons from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan have been evacuated free of charge. At the request of Armed Forces and the NDMA, langar was activated at Badrinath on June of 24. Apart from this, the DSGMC disaster management teams have also handed over financial assistance to the needy victims. The delegation demanded that the state government should set up a dedicated centre or commission wherein the people who had lost their valuable belongings and loved ones could file claims and the state government may consider granting financial assistance at the earliest. “People are in a state of shock and trauma and do know what to do. They need to be provided with financial assistance once their claims are registered," said Avtar Singh Hit. Vijay Bhauguna thanked the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for its massive relief and rescue operations. He said, “I am delighted to know the way your organisation has supported the state and langar is open for all, irrespective of any background.” The delegation requested that the government should undertake the restoration of infrastructure en route to Hemkunt Sahib and particularly the Gurdwara Sahib located at Godind Ghat along with rest houses for pilgrims which had been completely destroyed by the flash
floods. Sikhs have an emotional association with Sri Hemkunt Sahib. Last year alone, it is estimated, that 3,50,000 pilgrims visited this holy place. In this regard, Vijay Bhauguna said, “Whether it is Kedarnath Temple or Sri Hemkunt Sahib or any other temple, the state government willundertake its restoration and infrastructure and all are welcome to participate in this cause.” With regard to filing of claims by the victims, the Chief Minister said, “The victims should file the claims with their respective local administration in their native state, which will then forward it to the Uttarkhand Government and this shall be done on priority.”
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Harish Rawat meets flood-hit people of Haridwar areas
Haridwar June 29 The Haridwar MP also met the affected people of Sherpur Bela where more than 450 villagers had been shifted to a temporary relief camp after the village got submerged due to heavy rains and the overflowing Ganga. Rawat met the affected people in the relief camps and assured them of proper compensation and measures as soon as the rescue efforts in the upper reaches of the state were completed. He assured them of full relief aid from the government. He also gave directions to the administration officials to provide food, medical aid, water and other essential commodities to the affected people. He also distributed mosquito nets, sheets, carpets and medicines from his parliamentary fund at the Sherpur Bela camp. Thakur Ratan Singh, Rawat’s representative, said the Union minister had apprised the Uttarakhand government about the damage caused in the Lakshar region and he would take up the issue with Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. Meanwhile, villagers and labourers from the Pathri and Ekkad areas met Rawat and raised the issue of the police ban on removal of silt and sand from their agricultural fields. They said due to the monsoon heavy silt had accumulated in their fields which needed to be cleared. But when they were clearing silt the police stopped them from doing so. The villagers alleged that the police was accusing them of illegal quarrying while it was silt that had submerged their agricultural fields they were cleaning. Adrish Jamshad said some of them wanted to use sand to reconstruct their damaged houses but that too was not allowed.
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Navy, Jal Police launch joint operation in Ganga
Haridwar, June 29 The Indian Navy squad consists of 12 members equipped with latest equipment and gadgets. Expert divers of the Indian Navy and the Uttarakhand Water Police are searching for bodies flowing in from upper reaches of Garhwal division. Thirty bodies have been confirmed recovered by the administration. It was being observed that more such bodies may be stuck in the river water, banks, embankments and barrages. Subdivisional Magistrate and tehsildar have been put on high alert by the District Magistrate, Nidhi Pandey. As the bodies recovered are mutilated and their identification is not possible, the district administration is facing a tough task to give any information about these bodies. All the bodies are being shifted to district hospital for postmortem, with finger prints and DNA samples being taken for future identification usage. Circle Officer, Uttarakhand Police, Rajesh Bhatt, said the operation was being conducted in the Ganga ghats falling in the city periphery. He added that along the 6 km area of the periphery, search operation was being conducted.
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1,313 evacuated from Badrinath
Dehradun, June 29 They are expected to reach Joshimath at night,” said Subash Kumar, Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand. He said around 500 pilgrims were still remaining in Badrinath. “The numbers may decrease as local shepherds and workers too are joining the group and want to be moved to Joshimath for routine work. But we are not encouraging this kind
of movement. Among the local people, those requiring medical care are being ferried in the choppers,” he said. He said around 500 pilgrims and tourists who were stranded at Darma, Sirka ,Tejam, Martoli, Nangling, Milam and other places had been evacuated.
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Relief aid continues to flow in
Haridwar, June 29 To aid the flood-hit people in Uttarakhand, social-religious organisation Bharat Sadhu Samaj and Jai Maa Sharnam Mission chief Mahmandaleshwar Swami Mahadeo Swami have released Rs 5 lakh for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Swami Rishishwaranand Maharaj has lauded the efforts carried out by the mission. A cheque of Rs 56,000 has been given by Saray villagers to Haridwar rural legislator Swami Yatishwaranand to be forwarded to the Chief Minister's Relief
Fund. Swami Yatishwaranand said that help from people was essential as only government aid was not sufficient. C & S Electric Company in SIDCUL, Roshanabad, has donated a Rs 5 lakh cheque for the natural calamity- affected people. This cheque was handed over to District Magistrate Nidhi Pandey, who also flagged off a loaded truck with rations and day-to-day commodities to the affected regions. A similar relief aid truck was flagged to Lakshar where flood-like situation had forced more than 500 people to leave their villages. Mumbai-based Mahajan-Jain family has proposed to the state government to adopt those children who had lost their parents. Mahajan-Jain family wants to adopt them, educate them and give good moral values so that these children don’t feel that they are now alone. Prithiviraj Kavedi of the family said that if Uttarakhand government allowed them, then they were willing to adopt a few villages, too, so that they could reconstruct them. Valmiki Ashram, Kankhal, has also donated Rs 25,000 to the CM's Relief Fund. Traders of Sabzi Mandi market lighted candles in the market, praying for those pilgrims, local people and Army personnel killed in the past fortnight in Uttarakhand. A yagna-havan was performed at Vivek Ashram, Khadkhadi, by saints, Brahmins and ashramites for peace to the souls of the deceased.
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Wadia institute celebrates foundation day
Dehradun, June 29 He said the hallmark of knowledge power was creativity through human resources and innovations through research and development. "Knowledge power based on core competence of a country is now a proven engine of growth and driver of its economy. While knowledge creates money, money also creates knowledge," he said. K L Chopra also released the Himalayan Geology Volume of 2013 and Hindi Patrika ''Ashmika.'' Earlier, Anil K Gupta, Director, Wadia institute, welcoming the guests informed about the activities of the WIGH. A large number of WIGH scientists were present on the occasion.
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