Amid natural calamities in various parts of the country, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded that the Modi government should immediately provide additional disaster management funds to states without any discrimination.
Kharge also called for improving disaster management and taking steps by adopting a scientific approach to make a solid policy for dealing with the effects of climate change such as floods, heavy rainfall, cloudburst and drought-like situations.
He made the remarks while condoling the loss of lives due to cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand.
“The news of the death of many people due to cloudburst, extremely heavy rainfall and landslide in Uttarakhand is very saddening. According to the information, many people are missing,” the Congress president said in a post in Hindi on X.
“We are with the people of Uttarakhand in this difficult time. We have deep sympathies for the victims and we are confident that the rescue work being done by the Army will provide security and relief to the people,” he said.