UP govt failed to provide relief in flood-hit parts: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

The Uttar Pradesh Congress today alleged that the state government had failed to provide relief to the flood-affected people in western region.

UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi today visited flood-hit Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Bijnore districts and told reporters here that the state government had failed to provide succor to the needy people in these western UP parts.

The government should take steps to check break out of epidemic in such areas. People are living under fear as the health department has not taken necessary measures in this regard, Joshi claimed.

Bodies of cattle were seen in the area, adding to the fear, she said.