Dehradun: The government of Uttarakhand had put the number of missing people at 7,893 on Monday. State government had given the figure of 4,649 missing persons last week. Meanwhile an agency of United Nations estimated that the figure of missing persons must be higher then 11,000. Government said that there are around 3500 FIR lodged in Rudraprayag, 2780 in Rishikesh and 1289 in Dehradun. FIR of missing of 285 was lodged in Haridwar.
M Shashidhar Reddy, the vice chairman of NDMA said, “The NDRF has rescued 8,634 people from Kedarnath so far, taking the overall evacuation to 1,08,253 people.” “According to the quantum of FIRs filed, the number of missing stands at 3,500-3,700 but a report prepared by a UN agency along with some NGOs pegs the figure in excess of 11,000,” Reddy said.
Reddy said that the largest number of deaths have taken place in Kedarnath and Ram Bada while the number of injured so far has risen to 3,119 compared to the figure of 436 on Saturday.
Reddy said, “Although excavators in special Mi-26 helicopters could not be taken due to bad weather, about 385 heavy machines and bulldozers are in operation cutting through the debris.”
Ajaya Pyadyog, the Additional secretary and in-charge of missing person cell, said DMs of each district have been asked to send district-wise figures of missing persons in two days.
Reddy said that with various agencies at work in Uttarakhand, he had “heard that different information were being disseminated from time to time leading to contradictory figures” and this should be looked into.
He said the total number of affected villages has risen from 2,000 to above 4,000. Four unmanned aerial vehicle (Netra) have also been deployed for low-lying areas inaccessible for helicopters.
Bureau Report
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