CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visits cloudburst-hit villages in Uttarakhand

Accompanied by Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi, the Chief Minister visited Mando and Kankarari villages and met the affected people to listen to them, an official release issued in Dehradun said

July 21, 2021 04:36 pm | Updated 04:36 pm IST - Dehradun

At least three people died and four missing after a landslide triggered by a cloudburst at Mando and Nirakot villages in Uttarkashi district on July 19, 2021.

At least three people died and four missing after a landslide triggered by a cloudburst at Mando and Nirakot villages in Uttarkashi district on July 19, 2021.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on July 21 visited the cloudburst-hit villages of Uttarkashi district for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and assured the affected people of all possible help from the government.

Accompanied by Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi, the Chief Minister visited Mando and Kankarari villages and met the affected people to listen to them, an official release issued in Dehradun said.

He also directed the Uttarkashi District Magistrate Mayur Dikshit to begin the process of relocating Mando village in accordance with the demand of its residents.

The Chief Minister went from door-to-door, meeting residents of the two villages and assuring them of all help from the government, according to the release.

Three people belonging to the same family, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed in Mando village in a cloudburst on Sunday night while one person went missing in the neighbouring Kankarari village.

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