Govt working on long-term reconstruction plan in U'khand: Cong

Aim is to reconstruct, renovate areas near Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath which bore brunt of calamity

Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Jun 23 2013 | 3:59 PM IST
The Centre is working on a long-term plan for the reconstruction of the extensively damaged areas in rain-hit Uttarakhand, Congress leader Ambika Soni said today.

"In the hour of crisis, the entire nation stands in solidarity with the people of the state," Soni, AICC General Secretary and incharge of Congress President's Office, said on her arrival here.

A long-term plan is in the offing to reconstruct and renovate areas near the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath which bore the brunt of the calamity, she said.

Soni arrived here for the first time after assuming charge of party affairs in the state along with party treasurer Motilal Vora and Haryana Chief Minister B S Hooda to take stock of the rescue efforts.
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First Published: Jun 23 2013 | 3:56 PM IST

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