Sonia Gandhi extremely worried about people of U'khand: Soni

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Jun 30 2013 | 8:45 PM IST
Congress General secretary in-charge of party affairs in Uttarakhand Ambika Soni today said Sonia Gandhi is extremely worried about the people of calamity hit-Uttarakhand and wants early evacuation of stranded survivours from Badrinath.
"Sonia ji is deeply worried about the welfare of pilgrims stuck in Uttarakhand and also the locals who have been badly hit by the tragedy.
"We want that a fool-proof system be put in place to ensure safe evacuation of stranded pilgrims and availability of relief to flood ravaged villages," Soni who arrived here to review rescue operations underway told reporters at the Jollygrant airport.
She also held a meeting with party MPs and MLAs from the state here to review the rescue operations being carried out by various government agencies and different wings of the party involved in the exercise in the aftermath of the tragedy that occurred a fortnight ago.
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First Published: Jun 30 2013 | 8:45 PM IST

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