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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami toured rain-hit areas of Kumaon which bore the brunt of the last three days of incessant rainfall that has led to the loss over 40 lives in the state.
Dhami has already visited affected areas in Rudraprayag, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
Uttarakhand: A stretch of road being cleared with the help of machines in Jeolikote of Nainital district, near which an incident of landslide took place. pic.twitter.com/ZDYTQs5xlI
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Later on he will be visiting his constituency Khatima, Champawat and Almora. Almora and Champawat districts have accounted for the highest casualties in Kumaon division after Nainital. Dhami has instructed officials to prepare an estimate of the damage caused by the heavy rainfall.
The chief minister said that so far, 46 people have died in rain-related incidents, while 11 are still missing. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also coming to Dehradun on Wednesday evening to take stock of the situation, officials said.
Of these, the highest number of deaths (28) were reported in Nainital, six in Almora, two each in Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar, and one in Bageshwar. Meanwhile, of 12 injuries reported in the state, four were from Chamoli, two each from Champawat, Almora, Nainital and Pauri.
Rs 10 Cr each has been sanctioned for all DMs as relief fund so that they make all arrangements immediately. Work is being done on war footing to clear the roads. We are rescuing the tourists who are stranded. Situation is slowly becoming normal at Char Dham Yatra said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to ANI
