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China expresses condolences to victims of dust storm in UP, Rajasthan

Beijing, May 4 (PTI) China today expressed condolences to the families of victims of dust storm in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, in which over 100 people were killed.

“We express sympathy and our sincere condolences,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying told media here.

“We mourn for the victims,” she said and wished speedy recovery of the injured.

A severe dust storm followed by thundershowers hit parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on May 2 killing at least 109 people and leaving a trail of destruction.

Nearly 200 others were injured as the massive dust storm followed by thundershowers, snapped power lines and sent tin roofs and street hoardings flying in parts of eastern Rajasthan and the adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh.

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Katra, the base camp of the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi, has now got a door-to-door garbage collection facility.
The Municipal Committee Katra (MCK) has started the door-to-door collection of waste from household and commercial establishments and government offices, an officer of MCK said.

The work of collection has been allotted to an agency which will provide services for collection of waste from houses and commercial establishments, he added.

The officer said that it will improve the sanitation of the town and every household and shopkeeper is strictly directed to collect the waste in two dust bins blue and green segregated. The same shall be lifted by the agency and taken to dumping site, he said.

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