Uttarakhand CM Bahuguna meets PM, seeks funds for flood relief

NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna on Tuesday led a delegation to the prime minister, seeking funds for relief work in Uttarkashi hit by flash foods and landslides due to heavy rains.
Bahuguna's delegation, comprising MPs from the state and Union minister Harish Rawat, visited PM Manmohan Singh even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi too spoke to him and sought adequate relief for the victims.
Sonia also shot off a letter to Bahuguna, asking him to keep her apprised of the relief work undertaken there.
She said, "The natural calamity that has struck Uttarkashi due to flash floods and landslides is a human tragedy." She expressed hope that the state government would take quick steps to tide over the problem and provide relief.
She added, "Our effort is that the Centre should soon provide adequate support... Please also keep me posted about the steps being taken to provide relief and assistance."
Around 20,000 people have been affected and around 30 persons killed in the flash floods in the state during last few days.