Ahead of monsoon, Rs 5 crore disaster fund for each district

DEHRADUN: The state government will provide a sum of Rs 5 crore each to all 13 districts in the state to meet monsoon induced disasters. An order in this regard was issued by the chief minister during a meeting of the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) at the state secretariat on Friday.

CM

Trivendra Rawat

said that members of

Mahila Mangal Dal

and

Yuvak Mangal Dal

who have already undergone disaster management training should be retrained so the response during a disaster is improved.

Director general of police (DGP)

Anil Raturi

informed USDMA that

State Disaster Response Force

(SDRF) personnel have been stationed in 50 police stations in the state.