Dehradun, Aug. 9 -- Uttarakhand Home Secretary Shailesh Bagauli on Saturday reached the State Emergency Operations Centre, where he took an update on the rescue operations.

Bagauli directed the Additional Commissioner of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, PS Pangti, to send 2,000 litres of diesel and 20 to 25 LPG cylinders to the disaster-hit areas of Harshil and Dharali.

Instructions were also sent to officials to make sure there was no food shortage in Harshil, and also ensure the food supply through mules and horses.

Instructions were also sent to the Water Police to send boats to Dharali for search and rescue operations.

Speaking further on the number of people rescued, Bagauli stated that a total of 480 people had been broug...