Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan meets family members of Jawan who died in Sikkim floods
Oct 22, 2023
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], October 22 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday met family members of Jawan Saroj Kumar Das, who was killed in the Sikkim flash floods, in Dhenkanal, Odisha.
Pradhan expressed his condolences to the family members of Saroj Kumar Das.
Pradhan also paid floral tribute to Maytred Saroj Kumar Das at his native village in Odisha's Dhenkanal district.
Earlier, an Indian Air Force statement informed that over 1700 people have been evacuated from various flood-affected areas of Sikkim.
As per the officials, Indian Air Force's Chinook and Mi-17 V5 helicopters continue operations in the flood-affected areas of Sikkim, with the induction of over 200 personnel to boost the relief efforts.
"The IAF helicopters have also delivered nearly 99 tonnes of relief material in the 200 sorties flown to date. Operations shall continue till the requirements exist," the IAF officials said.
As per the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) report of October 11 at 8 PM, the death toll was registered at 37. It further said that 78 have been reported as missing.
The Lhonak glacier in the Sikkim Himalayas burst on October 3, breaching one side of the lake leading to the rise in the water levels in Teesta and inundating several areas of the state, leaving dozens dead and tourists in thousands stranded.
Earlier, the Sikkim government declared Rs 10,000 each for labourers registered under the building and other construction workers' (BOCW) welfare board on Sunday as a relief after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood across the Teesta River Basin in Gangtok.
Over 8,733 labourers affected by South Lhonak Lake GLOF were handed cheques by Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay at the awareness and distribution of distress relief assistance event in Chintan Bhawan in Gangtok.
