The Union government on 21 September 2011 constituted an inter-ministerial team to visit the areas affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake, the epicenter for which was in Sikkim. The earthquake hit the eastern and north eastern region on 18 September 2011.
The Centre has constituted an inter-ministerial team to visit the affected places in the State and give its recommendations for assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund.
As many as 3200 people were sheltered at Army camps and a camp run by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). A total of 5500 Army personnel and 700 from the ITBP were deployed for rescue and relief operations. As many as 60 villages were physically covered by Army jawans. A total of 700 houses in Sikkim collapsed in the aftermath of the quake. Food packets were airdropped in the northern part of the North District at Myang.
The Centre has constituted an inter-ministerial team to visit the affected places in the State and give its recommendations for assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund.
As many as 3200 people were sheltered at Army camps and a camp run by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). A total of 5500 Army personnel and 700 from the ITBP were deployed for rescue and relief operations. As many as 60 villages were physically covered by Army jawans. A total of 700 houses in Sikkim collapsed in the aftermath of the quake. Food packets were airdropped in the northern part of the North District at Myang.
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