Chennai: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders have expressed shock over glaicer breach in Uttarakhand.
Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic avalanche caused by a Glacier breach in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
He has also approved an amount of Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured. PMO tweeted, “PM @narendramodi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic avalanche caused by a Glacier breach in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured.”
A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.
More than 125 labourers working in a power project are missing and are feared dead, even as seven bodies have been recovered, officials said.
