Uttarkashi cloudburst: Govt says committed to speed up rehabilitation

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed condolences to the people who lost their loved ones following a devastating cloudburst that struck Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Tuesday afternoon.

- Nibir Deka

"I express my condolences to the people who have recently lost their loved ones in various villages of Uttarkashi and Pauri districts and pray for the peace of the departed souls," Dhami said soon after flagging off vehicles carrying rehabilitation and relief material to the disaster-affected areas of Uttarkashi from the CM's residence in Dehradun earlier on Sunday.

"I assure the disaster-affected people that our government is fully committed to accelerating rehabilitation efforts," CM said, as quoted by CMO.

A search and rescue operation is underway in the Dharali-Harsil area following a cloudburst.