Bhuj MPs want separate cell to oversee relief

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB. 3 . Two members of Parliament from Bhuj district of Gujarat have met the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, and demanded a separate Authority or Department for overseeing rehabilitation and development works in the earthquake ravaged district. They are reported to have criticised the State Government's handling of the rescue and relief measurers in the region.

The Lok Sabha MP from Bhuj, Mr. P.S. Gadhavi, and the Rajya Sabha member, Mr. Anantray D. Dave, appealed for a separate Authority to coordinate the efforts of the Government and NGOs for providing land for the homeless and provision of infrastructure facilities such as water, electricity, roads and houses.

The Prime Minister is said to have assured the MPs that the Minister for Urban Development, Mr. Jagmohan, would visit Kutch district and assess the developmental programme there.

The MPs met various Ministers to press home the need for a concerted development effort to mitigate the sufferings of affected people. They met the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr. Chamanlal Gupta, and sought a daily flight from Delhi to Ahmedabad.

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