Rs 4 Lakh For Those Killed By Flood, Experts Studying Cause: Uttarakhand

Dehradun:

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday introduced Rs 4 lakh compensation for these killed by floods within the state and mentioned it was for consultants to search out out the trigger whereas the federal government was targeted on saving lives.

As many as 150 folks had been feared lifeless after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam down the Dhauli Ganga river valley on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.

Uttarakhand is vulnerable to flash floods and landslides and the most recent catastrophe prompted calls by setting teams for a evaluation of energy initiatives within the ecologically delicate mountains.

State utility NTPC mentioned Sunday’s avalanche had broken part of its Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant that was below development additional down the river. It gave no particulars however mentioned the state of affairs is being monitored constantly.