‘Damage worth thousands of crores in flood’

People being rescued from a flooded area in north Sikkim

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Friday said that the Himalayan state has incurred damages worth thousands of crores of rupees in the flash flood but the exact details will be known after a committee is formed and it completes its analysis. The CM on Friday announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the family of those who died in the flash flood in the state.

He also announced an immediate relief of Rs 2,000 each to all those who are being sheltered in relief camps. Tamang said this is a temporary aid from the state government while the actual extent of the damage is being computed.

A flooded locality at Muguthang in north Sikkim. Pics/PTI

Army and NDRF teams, both on foot and in boats, have recovered 25 bodies including seven army men from the slush and debris of the flash flood which swept through Sikkim's Teesta river, officials said Friday.

The flood which was triggered by a cloudburst on Wednesday resulted in a large number of people going missing.

Prem Singh Tamang, Sikkim chief minister

Officials said 143 are still missing though some 2,413 people have been rescued and are in shelters.

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who died in the flash flood in the state.

Indian Army personnel during restoration work after floods. Pic/PTI

He also declared an immediate relief of Rs 2,000 each to all those who are being sheltered in relief camps.

2,413
No. of people rescued and are in shelters

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