India News: The Government has decided to step-up rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as more rains are predicted for Monday. The decision was conveyed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while briefing him about the situation in the state, sources said. The Cabinet Secretary informed the Prime Minister that 66,000 people have already been evacuated by the army, air force, paramilitary forces and others involved in the rescue operations. He said that 56 helicopters, including those of army and air force, are conducting 220 sorties per day, evacuating the stranded people and distributing the relief material. The rescue efforts would be stepped up and 500 sorties would be conducted today and tomorrow because more rain is predicted for Monday, the sources said.





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