New Delhi: Twenty bravehearts, who died in Tuesday's chopper crash while rescuing stranded people in flood-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand, will be given a 'guard of honour'-- a ceremonial mark of respect-- by the government on Friday in Dehradun.
"20 people belonging to National Disaster Response Force (nine), Indo Tibetan Border Police (six) and five from Indian Air Force will be a given guard of honour tomorrow (Friday) at 12.30 pm in Dehradun," Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) M Shashidhar Reddy told reporters in Delhi.
Mr Reddy said he would be accompanying Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to Dehradun to pay homage to these brave personnel who laid down their lives in the service of the nation.
He said so far over one lakh people have been evacuated from different areas of the state.
He said that 560 people have died in the disaster, 476 have been injured and about 344 people are still missing. A total of 2,232 houses, 154 bridges and 320 roads have been damaged due to the disaster.
Medical teams with sufficient equipment are taking care of the stranded victims, Mr Reddy said. An ex gratia of Rs 2,000 is also being given to the injured persons.
He said specialists have been engaged in providing counseling to the people affected due to the floods.
Meanwhile, he said roads were being opened up in parts of Uttarakhand to facilitate faster movement of stranded people.
"20 people belonging to National Disaster Response Force (nine), Indo Tibetan Border Police (six) and five from Indian Air Force will be a given guard of honour tomorrow (Friday) at 12.30 pm in Dehradun," Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) M Shashidhar Reddy told reporters in Delhi.
Mr Reddy said he would be accompanying Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to Dehradun to pay homage to these brave personnel who laid down their lives in the service of the nation.
He said so far over one lakh people have been evacuated from different areas of the state.
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He said that 560 people have died in the disaster, 476 have been injured and about 344 people are still missing. A total of 2,232 houses, 154 bridges and 320 roads have been damaged due to the disaster.
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Medical teams with sufficient equipment are taking care of the stranded victims, Mr Reddy said. An ex gratia of Rs 2,000 is also being given to the injured persons.
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He said specialists have been engaged in providing counseling to the people affected due to the floods.
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Meanwhile, he said roads were being opened up in parts of Uttarakhand to facilitate faster movement of stranded people.
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