Dehradun: Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt will visit Pithoragarh today i.e. MP Ajay Tamta and Director General of Border Roads Organisation Lt Gen Rajiv Chaudhary will also be present during the visit. Earlier on Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt held intensive talks with Director General Border Roads Organisation at his office in South Block on the damage caused on Pithoragarh-Tawaghat road.

The same kali river has suffered a lot due to continuous rains in Dharchula and catchment areas for the last five to six days. Take the time of the talks. General Rajiv Chaudhary Director-General Seema Sadak apprised the Minister of State for Defence that the entire team of BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION, as well as NDRF and local administration, is engaged in rescue and relief operations. The Minister directed that in such difficult times, bro should do everything possible to restore connectivity to its full potential.

If the same is required, the BRO should go beyond its jurisdiction and carry out rescue and relief operations in other affected areas also. Director-General Seema Sadak assured them that BRO would provide all possible assistance in the border area. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami had inspected the disaster affected village Jumma on Tuesday. He announced four lakh rupees each to the families of those who died in the disaster and one lakh rupees each from the CM Relief Fund.

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