MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
IAF UPDATE (Till 1230 Hrs of 21 June 2013)
-IAF has committed 13 more aircraft to `Op Rahat` taking the total number of aircraft to 43.
-IAF is also activating landing grounds - Gauchar and Dharasu in Uttarakhand to establish air bridge for chopper movement.IAF plans to operate ALH and Cheetah from Gauchar.
-A heavylift Mi- 26 has already landed at Gauchar with 30 barrels of fuel and 70 paratroopers.
-Mi 26 will continue to operate in this area to maintain supply of aviation fuel and rescue work. It will also providehelilift to the heavy equipment of BRO for repairs and construction work as well as support construction of temporary helipads for better evacuation of those stuck or stranded using small helicopters.
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
In pursuance of announcement of the Prime Minister, GOI has released an amount of Rs. 145.00 crore from SDRF (State Disaster Relief Fund) to the Government of Uttarakhand on 20th June 2013.
Home Minister is visiting the state tomorrow.
33,192 pilgrims have been rescued to safer places. The search, rescue and relief operations are being carried out by the State Administration with the help of Helicopters from Army, Indian Air Force and private helicopters. NDRF, ITBP, SSB, Army Personnel are assisting State Government in the search, rescue and relief efforts. NDRF and ITBP have rescued 885 and 3707 persons respectively as on 20.06.2013. 90 air sorties were conducted today using 17 IAF/ Army helicopters and 11 private helicopters. NDRF has recovered 18 dead bodies.
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND IT
· In the affected districts of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttar Kashi, 739 towers are in place, of which 207 are down.
· They will be made operational in 24 hours subject to access.
· Emergency services: 100, 101, 102, 108 are all operational. This includes not only BSNL, but also private telecom operators.
· The Department of Telecom has also issued instructions to all Telcos, that the toll free public utility emergency numbers must be operational and accessible to customers in affected areas by 3pm today.
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM
Availability of Petroleum Products in flood-affected regions
ATF - Aviation Refuellers have been positioned at Rampur, Shimla and Gauchar. 42 refuellings comprising of 36000 litres have already been carried out from these locations between 19th and 20th evening for the helicopters involved in rescue operations. Refuellers are also on the way to be positioned at Joshimath, Bageshwar, Dharasu andPithoragarh. Backup supplies for these refuellers have been arranged from Ambala and Panipat Terminals. District Administration is providing assistance to reach the refuellers/backup supplies to all destinations due to bad traffic/ road conditions.
LPG - Efforts are being made to supply LPG to the distributors from Haridwar and Haldwani Bottling plants inUttarakhand. One truck load has been dispatched on 17th and 18th June 2013 and 2 loads dispatched on 19th June, 2013. 21 truck loads are in transit to the affected markets. Both the above bottling plants are operating normally and all efforts are being made to dispatch loads to the affected markets through open routes in coordination with State Government. LPG cylinders have already started reaching Uttarkashi.
MS/HSD/ SKO- As road connectivity has been restored till Joshimath and Uttarkashi from Rishikesh, supplies have been released from respective Depots of IOC, HPC and BPC. Adequate stocks are being maintained at all Retail/SKO Agencies and LPG Godowns.
Advance release of 60 kl of Kerosene Oil against the quarterly allocation for flood/landslide relief in Uttarakhand has been authorised by MOP&NG.
The situation is being closely monitored and efforts being made to attain normalcy at the earliest.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
· Special trains have been arranged to evacuate stranded persons from the calamity hit Uttarakhand areas.
· Special Trains have started running from Haridwar. Yesterday i.e. on 20.6.2013, three specials were run toLucknow, Delhi and Ambala respectively. More specials are being planned as per the requirements.
· In coordination with Government of Uttarakhand, Indian Railways has decided to carry stranded passengers free of cost to their respective destinations.
· Railway administration is ensuring that sufficient Empty Coaching Rakes are sent to Haridwar/Dehradun.
· A Task Force has been set up at the level of Railway Board under Chairman Railway Board, Shri Vinay Mittal to monitor the situation.
· Northern Railway and its Muradabad Division have fully geared up for making appropriate arrangements (Uttarakhand falls mostly under Muradabad Railway Division of Northern Railway).
· The following Senior officers have been deputed as Special officers in charge of four most crucial points:
I. Dehradun-Sh. Sanjeev Garg, Chief Commercial Manager/Freight Marketing–Mob.no. 09717630953
II. Rishikesh -Sh. D. K. Singh, Chief Commercial Manager/Project-Mob.no. – 097171630969
III. Haridwar -Sh. Hitendra Malhotra, Additional Divisional Railway Manager /Moradabad-Mob.no. 09760534001
IV. New Delhi -Sh. Vivek Srivastava, Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Delhi-Mob.no. -09717631001
These Officers are maintaining liaison and co-ordination with the State Civil Authorities and ensuring management and dispersal of passengers by Train services, running of special trains and also ensuring setting up of passenger help booths at these locations to be manned round the clock.
· The following Helpline nos. have been installed:
I. Haridwar: 09760534054/09760534055
II. Dehradun: 01352-622131
III. Rishikesh:01352-434167
· RPF officers with adequate contingent of Inspectors/constables have been deputed at these locations.
· Doctors and paramedical staff in sufficient numbers have been deployed at these Stations.
· Railways have ensured setting up of additional Booking and Enquiry Counters at above Locations for handling the additional requirement of Booking, Enquiries and Refund etc.
· Adequate arrangement of Catering facilities and Drinking water has been ensured at these locations.
· Frequent Announcements through the Public Address System regarding status of Trains and other Passenger related services has been ensured.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in (Press Information Bureau)
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