FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand Rescue and Relief operations, 22.06.2013

·         All agencies of the Government of India and State Government are continuing to work in a coordinated manner for rescue and relief measures.

·         Today 10,000 people evacuated by air and road to safer places today.  A total of 70,000 evacuated till date.

·         Cabinet Secretary held a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee this evening.

·         ITBP evacuated 4,000 persons today.  The point of concern is Jungle Chetti where about 400-500 people are still there.

·         Army has already reached Jungle Chetti.

·         Only 70-80 people are left in Kedarnath.  Operations will be over by tomorrow.

·         Foot Tracks have been made from Jungle Chetti. Army is helping able bodied to come down on the tracks.

·         Gagaria has been evacuated.  No one has been left in Gagaria.

NDRF:

·         NDRF has rescued 347 persons from Gauri Kund.  149 Sadhus remained there.  They do not want to leave.

·         Medical camp set up in Gupt Kashi.

Army:

·         Army rescued 4,000 people today of which 2,000 are from critical areas.

·         390 evacuated by Helicopters.

·         Able bodied are being helped to walk down by road where ever possible.

·         Hemkund Sahib – 100 people are still there but have enough food and other supplies.

·         Badri Nath areas – 8,000 pilgrims still there.

·         Army will airlift 2 bridges to Gauchar tomorrw.

·         National Institute of Mountaineering also being utilized by army.

Railways:

·         Railways are moving people and relief supplies free of charge.  No one is waiting at station at Haridwar.

IAF:

·         Despite weather problems 300 sorties were done till afternoon and 2,000 persons were air lifted today.

·         C-130 was utilized to evacuate more than 100 persons.

·         Forward air base established at Dharasu.

·         Total helicopters – 43 of IAF, 11-army and 7-private.  Total 61.  2 more to join tomorrow.

Petroleum:

·         Focus on providing ATF at Gauchar. IAF needs 55 kilo litre every day which is being arranged.

·         So far 110 kilo litres of ATF has been delivered for the helicopter involved in rescue operations.  Refueller is also on the way to be positioned at Dharasu.

·         Backup supplies for these refuellers have also been arranged and 198 kilo litres of ATF is in transit to various locations.

·         LPG – Efforts are being made to supply LPG to the distributors from Haridwar and Haldwani Bottling plants inUttarakhand.  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.

·         MS/HSD/SKO – Adequate stocks are available at retail outlets / SKO agencies and LPG godowns.  The situation is being closely monitored and efforts being made to ensure that fuel supplies are available for all rescue and relief operations.  893000 litres of MS, 1578000 litres of HSD and 149000 litres of SKO have been supplied by OMCs yesterday.

 Telecommunications:

·         167 towers out of 287 restored today.

     ·         All will be working by tomorrow.

Courtesy pib.nic.in (Press Information Bureau)