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Addressing the media this evening, Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that some 150 people were feared missing so far, but added that the count could be even more. His interaction with the media was telecast on a leading Indian televsion channel.
The chief minister also announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
Rawat confirmed that the rescue teams were in place and mentioned that the state had the services of the ITBP, doctors, helicopters among others to bring people to safety and attend to their medical needs. He said that
