Will not allow VIPs to land:Uttarakhand Chief Minister


Dehradoon, 21 June 2013

Uttarakhand Congress Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today told media persons that VIPs would not be allowed to land, because helipads are scarce. Bahuguna said that only Aeriel survey shall be permitted.

Bahuguna said this in reply to a question relating to Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s scheduled landing at Kedarnath, Badrinath and Uttarkashi during his visit to calamity-hit areas of Uttarakhand on Saturday.

As per the official communication, Shri Modi will visit and conduct aerial survey of the rainravaged areas of Uttarakhand tomorrow on June 22, Saturday.

Mr. Modi will depart from Dehradun tomorrow morning 7:30 and make aerial survey of Jankichatti, Uttarkashi and Maneri on helicopter. He will land to Uttarkashi and meet the victims in person. He will then make aerial survey of Harsil, Gangotri, Yamanotri, Shrinagar, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund and Rambada areas and will land to Kedarnath and meet the victims there. Subsequently he will make aerial survey of Joshimath and Govindghat and will land to Badrinath and meet the flood-affected people in person.