Tewari said that the situation is "being monitored at the level of the cabinet secretary and regular meetings are taking place."
According to the minister, over 33,000 people have been rescued to safer places while trains are carrying all stranded passengers back to their destinations free of cost.
"The ministry of home affairs has requested that the government of India release Rs.145 crore from the state disaster relief fund. The home minister will visit the state tomorrow (Saturday)," he said.
"There are 739 mobile towers in Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi, and of them, 207 are down. Measures are in place to see that these towers are made operational in the next 24 hours," Tewari said.
