New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday expressed concern over the devastation caused by the floods in Uttarakhand with party president Rajnath Singh asking workers to donate funds for relief. After returning from a tour of the affected areas, Singh called for relief work on a large scale.
"He has appealed to the BJP workers and the people, especially the traders and trade organizations, to come forward at this moment of national calamity and cooperate in providing relief," the BJP said in a statement. Funds for relief are being collected by the BJP as the "BJP Disaster Relief Fund".
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he is going to Uttarakhand on Friday. Sources said he will spend the night in Dehradun and do an aerial survey on Saturday. BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu donated Rs 50 lakh from his MPLAD Fund for the flood victims and their families.
Several pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh are stranded in parts of Uttarakhand. Naidu demanded that this "unprecedented nature's fury be declared a national calamity". He spoke to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to impress upon him the need to extend all possible assistance, including logistical support in terms of additional choppers and other such instruments to rescue those stranded.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar referred to a proposed foreign trip by Uttarkhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and said it is good that he has cancelled it.
Helpline numbers:
Uttarkashi: 01374-226126, 226161
Chamoli: 01372-251437
Tehri: 01376-233433
Rudraprayag: 01732-1077
The ITBP helpline and control room numbers: 011-24362892, 9968383478
Army medical emergency helpline numbers: 18001805558, 18004190282, 8009833388
Uttarakhand Helpline numbers: 0135-2710334, 2710335, 2710233
Railway helpline numbers at Haridwar: 09760534054/09760534055;
Dehradun: 01352622131;
Rishikesh: 01352434167
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