64 dead, 11 missing in Uttarakhand, state govt pegs damage at Rs 7,000 crore

Amit Shah undertook aerial survey of the affected areas in the state he was accompanied by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh, the chief minister Pushkar Dhami, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and state Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat.

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted an aerial survey of rain-hit areas of Uttarakhand on Thursday (October 21) to asses the damage pegged at Rs 7,000 crore. Shah hailed the 'alertness' of the central and state government agencies had helped contain the damage.

"Sixty-four unfortunate rain-related deaths have been reported in the state, while more than eleven people are still missing," Shah said. While, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami claimed that three days of incessant rains in the state have caused damages worth Rs 7,000 crore. 

Amit Shah was accompanied by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh, the chief minister Pushkar Dhami, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and state Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, to undertake aerial survey of the affected areas.