Monday, August 13, 2012

Bahuguna takes stock at slide-hit Kempty Fall

Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Saturday visited Mussoorie and took stock of the damage caused at Kempty Fall areas due to landslide. He also interacted with the affected people and announced relief amounts of `1 lakh, `50,000 and `25,000 to them as per the degree of damage to their properties. 

Bahuguna also assured shopkeepers that temporary shops at Kempty Fall would not be removed. He also directed the District Magistrate Tehri to prepare a proposal for their regularisation and forward it to the Government. Widening of Kempty Bypass Road would also be considered. Describing Kempty Fall area important in view of tourism, he said that an action plan would be chalked out for its development and beautification so that maximum tourists visit the place.

The State Government was providing all possible help to the disaster-affected people in Uttarkashi and other places and was working on war-footing to provide relief to them. He said that looking into the gravity of the situation; the immediate relief amount too had been doubled and had also sought for additional help from the Centre. He appealed to the social organisations and NGOs to come forward in this hour of distress.

The delegation of Vyapar Mandal placed their various demands before the Chief Minister. They said that a big shop and two small shops had been devastated in landslide. The Chief Minister assured them to take necessary step in this direction.

Bahuguna was accompanied by Disaster Management Minister Yashpal Arya, former Congress MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, Tehri District Magistrate Ranjit Sinha and Dehradun District Magistrate Ravinath Raman.

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