Lagatar24 Desk
Dehradun, March 10: Secretary to the Chief Minister R Meenakshi Sundaram said on Friday that the Uttarakhand government has asked for an economic package of Rs 2000 crore from the Central Government for subsidence-affected areas in Joshimath and rehabilitation of the affected people.
“The state government has sought an economic package of Rs 2,000 crore from the Center for the treatment of the Joshimath disaster-affected area and rehabilitation of the affected people,” said Secretary Sundaram.
“The state government has prepared the blueprint of the package based on the assessment of the damage done at its level,” she added.
Informing about the package, Sundaram said, “There can be a change in this amount after the final report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Joshimath.”
“Significantly, due to cracks in the houses and landslides, at present, 995 people are living in various relief camps or rented houses,” she further added.
Earlier on March 3, the Uttarakhand Government started the distribution of compensation amounts to the owners of the buildings affected due to land subsidence in the Joshimath area as part of the rehabilitation policy announced by the state government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
As part of the distribution of rehabilitation packages, an amount of 63.20 lakh has been distributed to three affected people on the first day. Notably, the Uttarakhand government announced the package in February during a cabinet meeting.
