Uttarkashi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami killed Uttarkashi earlier this week on Friday, continued to monitor relief and rescue work in Dharli-Harsil Valley affected by flash floods for the second day.The Chief Minister directed the officials to restore roads, communications, electricity and food supply as soon as possible.He said that the government was working to safely vacate all the affected people and restore normal life as soon as possible.Efforts to save the trapped residents have been carried forward with air aid.Helicopters are airlifting people from remote areas to Mattali Helipad from where arrangements have been made for their visit.Meanwhile, in a coordinated response, the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed several assets, including Chinook and Mi-17V5 helicopters, as well as C-295 and AN-32 transport aircraft. So far, 226 citizens have been evacuated, 130 personnel of the National and State Disaster Response forces (NDRF/SDRF) have been included, and about 20 tonnes of relief materials have been airlifted into the affected area.IAF confirmed that its resources remain on standby for continuous operations in the coming days.On Thursday, the Indian Army played an important role in restoring the communication link. Its teams successfully set up satellites and radio relay systems, making trapped citizens able to re -connect with their families using satellites internet.A footbridge has been constructed on the Bhagirathi river between Dharli and Mukhwa village. CM Dhami announced that he would donate a month’s salary for disaster relief. According to his office, the state government is conducting relief and rescue operations in Dharli and Harsil areas on a “war posts”.He appealed to public representatives, officials, voluntary organizations and citizens to “cooperate” in “relief work” according to “their ability.Two days after CloudBust, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) stated that 21 and citizens trapped in Gangotry were airlifted by helicopter from Navong to Harsil on Thursday.
