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FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

• The Cabinet Secretary chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee this evening to review the relief and rescue measures in Uttarakhand. • Bad weather hampered the rescue efforts particularly those of air evacuation. However, rescue measures of evacuating stranded people on tracks and through roads continued. • The cremation procedure for bodies …

FACT SHEET: Uttarakhand rescue and relief operations

• Despite bad weather which partially affected the air evacuation operations, the Army, ITBP, NDRF and BRO continued to press ahead with the relief and rescue activities. Army:  • The Army evacuated 1375 persons today of which 368 were from Harsil and rest from Badrinath. • Tracks have been created from Harsil to Uttar Kashi …