Chidambaram visits Leh to assess rehabilitation work

Home Minister P Chidambaram today interacted with victims in the cloudburst-ravaged areas of Leh to assess the ongoing rehabilitation work in the area.

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday interacted with victims in the cloudburst-ravaged areas of Leh to assess the ongoing rehabilitation work in the area.

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Chidambaram, who is on a two-day visit to the state, went to Puga and Saboo villages and talked with the victims to take stock of the steps taken to rehabilitate them.

The Home minister visited the worst-hit Choglamsar and inspected the prefabricated homes built for flood victims.

Expressing satisfaction over the rehabilitation efforts underway, he asked DGP Kuldeep Khoda if similar prefabricated shelters could also be built for the police and army jawans.

The Home minister then went to the ITBP campus to inaugurate a newly built complex and have an interaction with the jawans.