Uttarakhand Govt demands Rs.2000cr from Centre for Joshimath rehabilitation

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has sought an economic package of Rs 2000 crore from the Central Government for subsidence-affected areas in Joshimath and rehabilitation of the affected people, said Secretary to Chief Minister R Meenakshi Sundaram.

Sundaram said, "The state government has sought an economic package of Rs 2,000 crore from the Center for the treatment of Joshimath disaster-affected area and rehabilitation of the affected people."

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"The state government has prepared the blueprint of the package on the basis of the assessment of the damage done at its level," she added .

Sundaram further said, "There can be a change in this amount after the final report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Joshimath". (with Agency inputs)

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