Government working on Uttarakhand reconstruction, says Soni

Congress leader Ambika Soni said here Sunday that the central government is working on a long-term plan for reconstruction of the severely damaged areas of flood-hit Uttarakhand.

Soni, who is in charge of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand, flew in here to oversee relief and rescue efforts.

"In the hour of crisis, the entire nation stands in solidarity with the people of the Uttarakhand," said Soni, a Congress general secretary who is also in charge of the Congress president's office.

She said efforts would be made to reconstruct the severely damaged areas near the revered shrine of Kedarnath, that were devastated in the floods and cloudburst last week.

soni arrived along with party treasurer Motilal Vora and Haryana Chief Minister B.S. Hooda.

Hundreds have been killed and thousands stranded after flash floods, heavy rains and landslides hit Uttarakhand last weekend.