Sikkim Flash Floods: Ajay Kumar Mishra says massive loss to road and infrastructure | Oneindia News

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Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra on October 8 held a meeting with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang at the CM's residence in Gangtok to discuss the situation of flash floods in the State. MoS Mishra is on a two-day visit to Sikkim to take stock of flash flood-affected areas. Earlier on Saturday, he visited the flash flood-affected areas in Rangpo. According to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Home Minister Amit Shah deputed MoS Ajay Kumar Mishra to visit the state a day after flash floods triggered by cloudbursts wreaked havoc in the State.

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00:00 "This is a big problem that Sikkim is facing.
00:05 The infrastructure has been affected in many ways.
00:11 Road connectivity, electricity, water supply,
00:15 all these are very important things.
00:19 There is a problem.
00:21 There are some areas where,
00:23 even after continuous efforts,
00:25 we are still not able to reach the areas we need to reach.
00:30 This is happening because of our Chief Minister.
00:33 And because of this big problem,
00:36 the people of this state are in a difficult situation.
00:40 Our Prime Minister has been in constant contact with the Chief Minister.
00:45 We are also sending a team to the Chief Minister.
00:49 We have included all the necessary ministries in this.
00:54 The Ministry of Agriculture,
00:56 Road Transport, Highway, Energy, Water Supply,
01:01 we are working with all these ministries.
01:05 I went to many places in the last three days.
01:08 The Chief Minister is working with great dedication.
01:15 All the officials of the state government are working under the leadership of the Chief Minister.
01:22 The Chief Minister, the Home Minister,
01:25 and the ITVP officials are working with the NDRF teams.
01:34 We are trying to help them.
01:37 And during this crisis,
01:39 the Chief Minister, the Indian government,
01:42 the Chief Minister and the politicians are all working together.
01:46 We are trying to get rid of this crisis as soon as possible.
01:50 The Chief Minister has visited many places.
01:53 We have also visited many places.
01:55 It may take a long time to restore.
01:59 So, the disaster management teams,
02:04 like NDRF, will they be strengthened?
02:09 Yes, we have done this immediately.
02:12 The Home Minister has also immediately implemented our budget for SDRF in 2023-2024.
02:19 He has also said that we will do whatever is required under the demand.
02:27 The Indian government is working with the Sikkim state government under the leadership of the Chief Minister.
02:33 We will do whatever is required.
02:36 In this crisis, we have to save human life.
02:41 We have to save human life and meet their needs.
02:45 We have to maintain the connectivity of the road, water and energy.
02:52 We have to do all these things and make all the facilities work normally.
02:57 This is the responsibility of our people.
02:59 We will continue to work with the state government under the leadership of the Chief Minister.
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