News X: Uttarakhand govt announces rehabilitation

2019-03-01 0

News X: The Uttarakhand government has announced several measures to rehabilitate where 1500 people are still stuck and 3000 are still missing, and thousands of houses and roads have been washed away in flash floods and torrential rain.Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna announced setting up of a statutory body 'Uttarakhand Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority' that will be entrusted with the task of rebuilding the hill state.Among various steps taken by the government to help those affected by the natural calamity, Free ration will be given to villages where connectivity has not been restored yet.Power bills have been waived off for affected families and the state government has decided to compensate owners of all commercial establishments, from small dhaba vendors to big hotels that were hit by torrential rains, flash floods and landslides.