From building houses to rebuilding lives, Delhi Development Authority Vice-Chairman Balvinder Kumar on Monday mooted the idea of making houses for rehabilitation of victims in quake-hit Nepal as he gave a “go- ahead” to a relief and rescue team of 15 employees of the land agency to a quake-wrecked village in Nepal.
Mr. Kumar, who flagged off the bus which will carry the personnel and material to Nepal’s Dangi village, said the men volunteered themselves.
Located 223 km from Sunauli border, Dangi has been identified for relief by the Nepal Embassy since all rescue teams are heading towards Kathmandu, thereby leaving quake-affected remote villages without relief. With reports about victims being roofless, Mr. Kumar mooted the idea of making houses there to help with the rehabilitation process.
The team, comprising DDA officials from various branches like public relations, survey, etc., started from Vikas Sadan here and will travel for 36 hours to reach Dangi. The team is carrying food and other supplies worth about Rs.5 lakh, sanctioned by the DDA.
The team personnel go trekking together on vacations. Lalit Sharma of Public Relations Department said: “This time, we thought of helping the quake victims. There are reports of rescue teams falling short of hands, so we decided to go. The V-C was also highly supportive.”
