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Uttarakhand tragedy: Centre rushing more helicopters

New Delhi, Jun 20 :  Government has decided to deploy more helicopters in Uttarakhand to rescue over 60,000 people still trapped in the rain-ravaged hill state and expedite relief operations.Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said so


“It may go up. But we cannot say now,” he said.  Shinde said due to bad weather this morning, rescue operation has been hit in Uttarakhand.  He said he has convened a high-level meeting tomorrow to take stock of the relief and rescue operations.  Representatives of Ministries of Home, Defence, Food, National Disaster Management Authority and other stake holders will attend the meeting.

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