Enarada, Bangalore, June 20, 2013:
Karnataka government has sent a three-member team to Uttarakhand to ensure safety of people from the state stranded there due to floods.
Infrastructure and information minister Santhosh lad will supervise the functions of the team. A special disaster management center has been opened at Dehradun and Hrishikesh.
Meanwhile the Chief Minister has released 50 lakh rupees for the rescue operations and the safety of the people of the state stranded in the rain havoc.
“We are in constant touch with the Centre and Uttarakhand government to get information on safety of our people stranded in Uttarakhand” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters.
Flash floods in Uttarakhand have claimed over a hundred lives and left thousands of pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded.
