Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a relief amount of Rs 9.08 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to provide relief to the affected businessmen due to the damage caused by heavy rains in the Kedarnath area. After the approval of the Chief Minister, the government has released this amount from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. This amount will be given to the affected businessmen of the damaged foot track and motor road from Linchauli to Sonprayag due to heavy rains on July 31.
The road from Linchauli to Sonprayag was damaged
This time there has been heavy rainfall in the state. The road from Linchauli to Sonprayag leading to Kedarnath Dham was badly damaged in the rain on July 31. On this, a meeting was held with businessmen and public representatives under the chairmanship of the Chief Development Officer of Rudraprayag, in which a consensus was reached regarding the approval of Rs 9.08 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for compensation to the affected. This proposal was sent to the government. On this, the Chief Minister directed that this amount be made available to the District Magistrate Rudraprayag for compensation of the affected. Now Secretary Chief Minister Shailesh Bagauli has issued an order on this. It has been clarified that the amount approved from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund will be distributed among the affected of the heavy rains of 31 July as per the proposal sent by the District Magistrate Rudraprayag. Before making payment to the affected, the government orders issued in this regard should be examined and payment should be made only after verification of the affected. Also, the details, name, address and telephone number of the beneficiaries should be kept safe at the district level.
