Rajnath assures all help to Assam, J&K to deal with flood situation

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra on the flood situation in certain parts of the state and assured all possible support and cooperation to the state administration in dealing with the situation.
According to official sources, the Home Minister also spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal and took stock of the prevailing flood situation in the state.
“All possible support is being provided to Assam and other North Eastern parts of the country for overcoming the flood situation,” the source said.
During the day, Mr Singh had telephonic talks with Uttarakhand CM Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat regrading the tragic accident in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
“My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones in this unfortunate accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” the Home Minister tweeted.
According to reports, 48 passengers were killed after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Paudi Garhwal on Sunday morning.
While 45 of them died on the spot, the critically injured were rushed to the hospital. The accident happened on the Pipali-Bhoan motorway in Pauri Garhwal’s Nainidanda block.
The police and a team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were pressed into service for rescue operations, sources said.