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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