Haridwar, sept., 24, 2010: A ministerial team has left for Uttarakhand to monitor the rescue and safe return of hundreds of tourists from West Bengal stranded in the flood-affected state as Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee reviewed the situation. Bhattacharjee said two ministers - civil defence minister Srikumar Mukherjee and sports minister Kanti Ganguly - were going to Uttarakhand to coordinate with the government of the Himalayan state in order to ensure safety of tourists from the state. "At least 500 to 600 tourists from the state are stranded at different remote places in Uttarakhand," Mukherjee told.
Mukherjee, who is leaving for Delhi this evening apart from the other minister, said that tourists from the state are stranded mainly at Chamoli, Sangla and Beroli. "After reaching Delhi, we will hold a meeting with the state's resident commissioner and other officials there to chalk out our next course of action," he said. "We will go to Uttarakhand to liaison with its government for rescue and safe return of tourists from West Bengal stranded at several places for days due to breakdown of roads and communication channels," Mukherjee said. Three trekkers of a 16-member team, who were on a mission to Kalindi Peak and Pass, are reported to be missing and efforts are on to trace them.
West Bengal Tourism Minister Manab Mukherjee has been asked by the chief minister to monitor from here the situation and liaison with the state's ministers who are going to Uttarakhand and relatives of the stranded tourists.
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