Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Kiran Kumar Reddy today announced Rs 50 crore towards relief works and to develop infrastructure in Uttarakhand.
In a statement, he said that Rs 10 crore will be for Uttarakhand Government for rescue and relief works and Rs 40 crore will be spent through Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for construction of "Pilgrim Amenities Complexes" at Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri, Gangotri – (Chardham) costing Rs 10 crore each.
The Chief Minister also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the families of pilgrims of Andhra Pradesh who lost their lives in the floods during the Chardham Yatra. This is in addition to the ex- gratia given by the Government of India and other agencies.
He reviewed the progress of rescue and relief operations for the pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh in Chardham at Secretariat.
The TTD was asked to workout proposals for construction of pilgrim amenities complexes. This decision was taken after consultations with Kanumuri Bapi Raju, Chairman, TTD.
The Chief Minister also announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia each, house site at their native place and employment to the eligible kin of the Jawans-Yadaiah of Mahabubnagar district and Vinayakan of Chittooor district, who died in the Terrorists’ attack in Jammu-Kashmir and helicopter crash during the Uttarakhand flood rescue and relief operations respectively.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister thanked the Uttarakhand Government for the help and assistance rendered for the stranded pilgrims of Andhra Pradesh.
He reiterated that round the clock relief works will continue till the last stranded persons is safely returned.
The State Government arranged special chartered flights from Dehradun to Hyderabad on June 26 and 28 and facilitated air tickets and a special train from Delhi to Hyderabad to shift those stranded and rescued.