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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami Reviews Disaster Situation In State

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Dhami also said that the services of national and international level consultants should also be taken into consideration in relation to the permanent treatment of Nainital’s Ballia Nala, Pithoragarh’s El Dhara, etc. for rehabilitation of disaster-affected areas and landslide-affected areas.

Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday reviewed the disaster situation at the state secretariat.

He instructed the officials to make an effective plan to neutralise the impact of disaster in the state. “A plan should also be prepared for the rehabilitation of the villages which are likely to be threatened by the disaster,” he said.

Dhami also said that the services of national and international level consultants should also be taken into consideration in relation to the permanent treatment of Nainital’s Ballia Nala, Pithoragarh’s El Dhara, etc. for rehabilitation of disaster-affected areas and landslide-affected areas.

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He further gave the direction to ensure the provision of effective treatment.
In this high-level review meeting, Chief Secretary Dr S.S. Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Radha Raturi and Secretary Disaster Management Dr Ranjit Sinha were present.

There has been a lot of destruction in the state due to the heavy rainfall, cloudbursts and landslides.

Earlier on Sunday, Dhami visited the cloudburst-hit Khotila village in Dharchula of Pithoragarh and took stock of relief and rescue operations.

As many as 58 families lost their houses in Khotila village. He also met with disaster victims.

“There is a lot of damage here. 58 families lost their houses in Khotila village. Damaged roads will be repaired. We are making efforts for rehabilitation and treatment of the affected people,” CM said.

A woman died and about 30 houses were destroyed in the cloud burst incident in the Lasko river flowing close to the India and Nepal border at midnight in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

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Vigilance raids are underway across several properties of two former Tamil Nadu ministers — SP Velu Mani and C Vijayabaskar. 

 

Chennai: Vigilance raids are underway across several properties of two former Tamil Nadu ministers — SP Velu Mani and C Vijayabaskar — for past irregularities in their respective departments.

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has registered a criminal case against former Tamil Nadu minister presently a member of the state Assembly SP Velu Mani on allegations that he had used the official position in awarding tenders in injudiciously to his closed associated companies. SP Velu Mani was the minister for rural development.

The vigilance authority through a statement said awarding of tenders to his closed associated companies caused a loss to the government exchequer worth around Rs 500 crores.
The tenders were for replacing the existing street lights with led lights in rural areas during the period from 2015 and 2018.

“Based on the FIR searches conducted at 26 places including 10 at Chennai, 9 at Coimbatore and 7 places including Tambaram, Avadi, Trichy and Chengalpattu,” a DVAC official statement said.

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Further, it registered a criminal case against the state’s former health minister C Vijayabaskar in a corruption case of irregularities in the issuance of essentiality certificate in 2020 to Vels Medical College and Hospital against the regulations of the National Medical Commission.

In that context, searches are being conducted at 13 places including five at Chennai, three at Salem and one at Madhurai, Theni, Pudukottai, Thiruvallur and Tambaram, it added.

Besides, premises of Vels Group Chairman Ishari Ganesh, Dr Krishnaraj Dean of Vels Medical College, Dr Balajinathan, former Dean of Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College are being raided, it added.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) 

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