UP CM RUSHES 3 MINISTERS

SRAWAN SHUKLA / LUCKNOW: CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday rushed a 3-member ministerial team to Chamoli to speed up efforts in tracing 53 people from UP, still missing. The CM has announced an ex gratia of Rs2 lakh to the families the dead from the state. The victims’ cremation will be arranged by the state government, which has issued directives for free medical treatment of the injured in flash floods. The UP govt has formed a panel, headed by additional chief secy Awanish Kumar Awasthi, to coordinate with the hill state administration over ongoing rescue operation and offer help to their counterpart.