The Uttarakhand government announced a series of major decisions on Monday for recovery and rehabilitation in the flood-hit state.
The state cabinet decided on a Uttarakhand Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (URRA), chaired by the chief minister (CM). It announced a ban on construction of new buildings on and around all river beds, besides a compensation plan for affected citizens.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ban-construction-new-buildings-and-around-all-river-beds
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shishir-prashant
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing-construction
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alakananda
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhagirathi
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation